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Metabolism > Lipid Metabolism > Lipogenesis
Chemical Phenomena > Biochemical Phenomena > Lipogenesis

Preferred term

Lipogenesis  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Note

  • do not confuse with ADIPOGENESIS, the differentiation of ADIPOCYTES

Scope note

  • De novo fat synthesis in the body. This includes the synthetic processes of FATTY ACIDS and subsequent TRIGLYCERIDES in the LIVER and the ADIPOSE TISSUE. Lipogenesis is regulated by numerous factors, including nutritional, hormonal, and genetic elements.

History note

  • 2006

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URI

http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D050155

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