Endocrine Abstracts

The biological role of adipose tissue has been evolving over recent years. Initially viewed predominantly as a site for storage of excess energy, to be released when needed under the regulation of endocrine and neural inputs, the adipose cell should now be viewed as well as a bone fide endocrine gland. Secreted products include major regulators of energybalance, insulin sensitivity, the vascular system, neuroendocrine function, and inflammatory pathways....

Jeffrey S Flier, Division of Endocrinology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA Abstract Jeffrey S Flier is the George C Reisman Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School, and Chief Academic Officer and Harvard Faculty Dean for Academic Affairs at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston. Dr Flier is a graduate of the City College of New York (1968) and the Mount Sinai School of Medicine (19...