lipid metabolism is a major characteristic of white adipose tissue, while the overexpression of the genes related to lipid metabolism, adipocyte differentiation, defense, and stress responses, is noticeable in the nonalcoholic fatty liver of obese rodents [94]. The hepatic-gene expression suggests that in obese rodents, the livers are supplied with large amounts of fatty acids under conditions associated with obesity either through increased fatty acid biosynthesis or through decreased fatty acid oxidation, which may lead to increased mitochondrial respiratory activity.
