Differentiation My research concerns the influence of stage of development and dietary factors on adipocyte beta-adrenergic receptors. Previous work has shown that adipocyte growth and differentiation are regulated by a variety of hormones and growth factors, one of the major regulators of adipocyte metabolism being the beta-adrenergic receptors. Dietary components also have been shown to alter the pattern of adipocyte growth and differentiation.
Current efforts focus on adipocyte development.
This system has been used to evaluate factors regulating the differentiation process, including dietary components. The role of individual fatty acids in the stimulation or inhibition of adipocyte differentiation is of particular interest. McNeel, R.L. and H.J. Mersmann. Ding, S.-T., R.L. McNeel, and H.J. Mersmann. Copyright 1999 Baylor College of Medicine.