Obesity type 2 diabetes and the adipose organ a pictorial atlas from research to clinical applications authors the latter conditions include chronic cold exposure warm exposure fasting pregnancy lactation and obesity features of the fetal adipose organ are described in a separate chapter and results from transgenic mice are also . The concept of using browning of the adipose organ as a therapeutic tool for obesity must take into consideration the anatomic and morphologic aspects described here and the study of pink adipocytes could lead to a better comprehension of breast cancer tumor biology. The latter conditions include chronic cold exposure warm exposure fasting pregnancy lactation and obesity features of the fetal adipose organ are described in a separate chapter and results from transgenic mice are also presented when relevant. Obesity type 2 diabetes and the adipose organ a pictorial atlas from research to clinical applications saverio cinti this richly illustrated book provides a detailed description of the gross anatomy light microscopy immunohistochemistry and electron microscopy of the adipose organ which comprises subcutaneous . Adipose tissue tnf concentrations are correlated with obesity and insulin resistance in patients with and without type 2 diabetes 54 55 in obese women tnf messenger rna expression in adipose tissue is correlated with fasting plasma glucose insulin and triacylglycerol concentrations 39