The history of adipocyte and adipose tissue research in meat animals

摘要: Research in growth and development, accumulation of lean, fat metabolism farm animals was gaining attention principally from a carcass perspective by meat scientists animal nutritionists about century ago. Under the auspices USDA Cooperative State Service, Agricultural Experiment Stations, Land Grant University system, researchers various universities embarked on forming combined regional research projects (across states) with unifying specific aims. In North Central region, this included states upper lower Mid-West region. For those interested improving production eating quality meats, initially single multistate committee formed region which active for many years. However, these efforts were later split into two committees one addressing lipids other muscle biology. Herein we reviewed workers 1940s 1950s to limited extent 2000s animal's lipid metabolism. We further history composition influence Word War II (WWII) period porcine composition. The development utilization adipocyte cellularity methodology demonstrated. progression adipose tissue also reviewed. Finally, deposition that ultimately precipitated expanded marbling intramuscular delineated. By 1970s, great interest had emerged how curtail excessive meat-producing animals. Thus, some segments community, focus then shifted exploring processes lipogenesis lipolysis These morphed cell biology cellularity. Today is studied biomedical agricultural-life sciences communities. article, present notable achievements up 1980s. revisit results have become an important knowledge base nutrition, science research.