Endocrine Abstracts

Obesity and type II diabetes have been linked to several health issues, including an increased risk of bone fractures. It is well known that an increase of visceral fat affects bone health causing fragility, mechanical strength reduction and increased propensity of fractures because of impaired bone matrix microstructure and aberrant bone cells function. Adult Danio rerio (zebrafish) represents a powerful model to study fat and bone metabolism. Then, the aim of this s...