| Title |
Scavenger Receptor CD36 Expression Contributes to Adipose Tissue Inflammation and Cell Death in Diet-Induced Obesity
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|---|---|
| Published in |
PLOS ONE, May 2012
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| DOI | 10.1371/journal.pone.0036785 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Lei Cai, Zhen Wang, Ailing Ji, Jason M. Meyer, Deneys R. van der Westhuyzen |
| Abstract |
The enlarged adipose tissue in obesity is characterized by inflammation, including the recruitment and infiltration of macrophages and lymphocytes. The objective of this study was to investigate the role of the scavenger receptor CD36 in high fat diet-induced obesity and adipose tissue inflammation and cell death. |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 100 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Germany | 2 | 2% |
| Denmark | 1 | 1% |
| Turkey | 1 | 1% |
| Unknown | 96 | 96% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 18 | 18% |
| Student > Master | 17 | 17% |
| Researcher | 12 | 12% |
| Student > Bachelor | 12 | 12% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 6 | 6% |
| Other | 17 | 17% |
| Unknown | 18 | 18% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 25 | 25% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 21 | 21% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 19 | 19% |
| Immunology and Microbiology | 6 | 6% |
| Unspecified | 2 | 2% |
| Other | 6 | 6% |
| Unknown | 21 | 21% |