Healthy blood vessels may prevent fat growth
Tuesday, September 23, 2008 - 07:07
in Health & Medicine
The cells lining blood vessels are known to be important for maintaining health, but researchers at the Indiana University School of Medicine believe these cells may perform an unsuspected task - controlling the development of fat cells. Their findings are reported in the September issue of the journal Stem Cells...
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