Review Article
Exercise Induced Adipokine Changes and the Metabolic Syndrome
Table 3
Some differences between visceral and subcutaneous adipose tissue [
105].
| | Visceral fat | Subcutaneous fat |
| Sensitivity to catecholamine induced lipolysis | Higher | Lower | Sensitivity to insulin’s antilipolytic effects | Lower | Higher | Density of glucocorticoid receptors | Higher | Lower | Androgen receptors | Higher | Lower | Leptin secretion and leptin mRNA expression | Higher | Lower | Secretion of IL-6 (as an adipokine) | Higher | Lower |
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