Lipogenic

adj

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Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Relating to lipogenesis not-comparable

    "As James Rosenzweig, director of the office of disease management at the Joslin Diabetes Center in Boston, phrased it, using the technical terminology, weight gain on insulin therapy can result from the direct lipogenic effects of insulin on adipose tissue, independent of food intake."

Synonyms

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lipidogeniclipogenous

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"As James Rosenzweig, director of the office of disease management at the Joslin Diabetes Center in Boston, phrased it, using the technical terminology, weight gain on insulin therapy can result from the direct lipogenic effects of insulin on adipose tissue, independent of food intake."

Etymology

From lipo- + -genic.

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