CellWell record HH-2104
11beta-Hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 1 and obesity
Morton NM; Seckl JR
Frontiers of Hormone Research ยท 2008
In plain language
This review describes how the enzyme 11beta-HSD1 locally regenerates active cortisol within fat tissue, a process implicated in visceral obesity independent of circulating blood cortisol levels.
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