Adipose Tissue In Childhood

Published in 1981: The main topic of the book is the growth of white adipose tissue as a whole as well as the level of the local fat depots.

1. Introduction: White and Brown Adipose Tissue – Main Histological Features and Physiological Role F.P. Bonnet 2. Adipocyte Development P. Bjorntorp 3. Measurement of the Size and Number of Adipose Cells F.P. Bonnet 4. Estimation of the Fat Body Mass in Infants and Children Anders Hager 5. Adipose Tissue Growth in Animals Under Normal and Abnormal Conditions Daniel Lemonnier 6. Normal Growth of Human Adipose Tissue F.P. Bonnet and D. Rocour-Brumioul 7. Adipose Tissue Metabolism During Development and Growth Mario DiGirolamo and Ulf Smith 8. Fatty Acid Composition of Adipose Tissue Triglycerides F.P. Bonnet and J. Senterre 9. Fat Cell Size and Number in Obese Children F.P. Bonnet 10. Fat Cells in Leanness, Growth Retardation, and Adipose Tissue Distrophic Syndromes F.P. Bonnet and D. Rocour-Brumioul 11. Conclusions F. P. Bonnet

Fernand P. Bonnet, M.D., has been Director of the Liege University Hospital since 1979.