Fat Mobilization in Man
Authors: MORTON D. BOGDONOFF
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1961)

Review1 August 1961Fat Mobilization in ManMORTON D. BOGDONOFF, M.D., E. HARVEY ESTES JR., M.D., SAMUEL J. FRIEDBERG, M.D., ROBERT F. KLEIN, M.D.MORTON D. BOGDONOFF, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, E. HARVEY ESTES JR., M.D.Search for more papers by this author, SAMUEL J. FRIEDBERG, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, ROBERT F. KLEIN, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-55-2-328 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptThe process of fat mobilization has become accessible to study in man with the recognition that the albumin-bound nonesterified or free fatty acids are the major form of transport of lipid moving from the adipose tissue depots to the sites of lipid utilization elsewhere. Previously, information concerning fat mobilization was derived primarily from animal studies. 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