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Obesity, Type 2 Diabetes and the Adipose Organ

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The adipose organ is composed of several depots. They are located in three main anatomical areas: skin (dermal), subcutis (anterior and posterior), and trunk (mediastinal, mesenteric, perirenal, peri-gonadal, peri-bladder, and retroperitoneal).

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  1. Professor of Anatomy, Director, Center of Obesity, University of Ancona (Politecnica delle Marche), Ancona, Italy

    Saverio Cinti MD

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Cinti, S. (2018). Gross Anatomy. In: Obesity, Type 2 Diabetes and the Adipose Organ. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-40522-3_1

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