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Estrogenic fat is a [[female|feminine]] secondary sex characteristic |
Estrogenic fat is a [[female|feminine]] secondary sex characteristic which develops at [[puberty]] and is maintained by estradiol throughout a woman's fertile years. There is a correlation between estradiol and estrone presence in adipose tissue in both pre- and post-menopausal women.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Yaghjyan|first=Lusine|last2=Colditz|first2=Graham A.|date=2011-04-01|title=Estrogens in the breast tissue: a systematic review|url=https://doi.org/10.1007/s10552-011-9729-4|journal=Cancer Causes & Control|language=en|volume=22|issue=4|pages=529–540|doi=10.1007/s10552-011-9729-4|issn=1573-7225}}</ref> After [[menopause]], estrogenic fat diminishes or, in many cases, is slowly replaced by other, non-estradiol-sensitive forms of adipose tissue.{{citation needed|date=October 2010}} |
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A special form of estrogenic fat is the iliac (hip) fat layer, which normally occurs below the [[iliac crest]] in females of childbearing age. Its cells contain a wider variety of [[fatty acid]]s than most adipose tissues do. During the middle trimester of [[fetal development]], when certain long-chain fatty acids are needed for organ development, the mother's iliac fat layer supplies these acids. Women who lack this normal layer are at increased risk of giving birth to underdeveloped newborns.<ref>Kellas, 1996. Surviving the Toxic Crisis.{{full citation needed|date=October 2010}}</ref><ref>Ms. Magazine, 2008.{{full citation needed|date=October 2010}}</ref> |
A special form of estrogenic fat is the iliac (hip) fat layer, which normally occurs below the [[iliac crest]] in females of childbearing age. Its cells contain a wider variety of [[fatty acid]]s than most adipose tissues do. During the middle trimester of [[fetal development]], when certain long-chain fatty acids are needed for organ development, the mother's iliac fat layer supplies these acids. Women who lack this normal layer are at increased risk of giving birth to underdeveloped newborns.<ref>Kellas, 1996. Surviving the Toxic Crisis.{{full citation needed|date=October 2010}}</ref><ref>Ms. Magazine, 2008.{{full citation needed|date=October 2010}}</ref> |
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Estrogenic fat is a form of adipose tissue (or subcutaneous fat) which develops under the influence of estrogen, and particularly estradiol, in women.
Natural physiology
Estrogenic fat is a feminine secondary sex characteristic which develops at puberty and is maintained by estradiol throughout a woman's fertile years. There is a correlation between estradiol and estrone presence in adipose tissue in both pre- and post-menopausal women.[1] After menopause, estrogenic fat diminishes or, in many cases, is slowly replaced by other, non-estradiol-sensitive forms of adipose tissue.[citation needed]
A special form of estrogenic fat is the iliac (hip) fat layer, which normally occurs below the iliac crest in females of childbearing age. Its cells contain a wider variety of fatty acids than most adipose tissues do. During the middle trimester of fetal development, when certain long-chain fatty acids are needed for organ development, the mother's iliac fat layer supplies these acids. Women who lack this normal layer are at increased risk of giving birth to underdeveloped newborns.[2][3]
References
- ^ Yaghjyan, Lusine; Colditz, Graham A. (2011-04-01). "Estrogens in the breast tissue: a systematic review". Cancer Causes & Control. 22 (4): 529–540. doi:10.1007/s10552-011-9729-4. ISSN 1573-7225.
- ^ Kellas, 1996. Surviving the Toxic Crisis.[full citation needed]
- ^ Ms. Magazine, 2008.[full citation needed]