Hormones reveal the secret life of fat cells: In the past 20 years, scientists have discovered a dozen new hormones which are produced by adipose tissue. The search for the receptors of all these new hormones continues today.

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Hormones reveal the secret life of fat cells: In the past 20 years, scientists have discovered a dozen new hormones which are produced by adipose tissue. The search for the receptors of all these new hormones continues today.