Instructional Video

Hhmi: Biointeractive: Obesity: Ppar Gamma Activation in the Fat Cell

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This animation demonstrates how a PPAR-gamma receptor activates the genes in a fat cell, resulting in fat storage and hormonal changes. [2:48]

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Concepts
obesity
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Additional Tags
adiponectin, fat cell, fat droplet, fat storage, glucose metabolism, insulin resistant, insulin sensitive, resistin, triglyceride, hhmi: obesity: ppar-gamma activation in the fat cell, ppar-gamma activation, pparg, lipid, digestion, nutrition, and metabolism
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Classroom Considerations
  • Knovation Readability Score: 3 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)