scispace - formally typeset
J

James L. Kirkland

Researcher at Mayo Clinic

Publications -  322
Citations -  33834

James L. Kirkland is an academic researcher from Mayo Clinic. The author has contributed to research in topics: Senescence & Adipose tissue. The author has an hindex of 76, co-authored 280 publications receiving 23328 citations. Previous affiliations of James L. Kirkland include Buck Institute for Research on Aging & University of Pittsburgh.

Papers
More filters
Journal ArticleDOI

FBF1 Deficiency Promotes Beiging and Healthy Expansion of White Adipose Tissue

TL;DR: It is discovered that obese Fbf1tm1a/tm 1a mice develop severe obesity, but surprisingly, are not predisposed to adverse metabolic complications and are protected from diabetes and premature death.
Patent

Human adipocyte cell populations and methods for identifying modulators of same

TL;DR: In this article, the authors present methods of obtaining high-yield, essentially pure human predipocyte cultures, which are then used for identifying adipogenic modulatory agents, e.g., high-throughput screening assays.
Book ChapterDOI

Inhibitors of preadipocyte replication: opportunities for the treatment of obesity.

TL;DR: Although the amount of fat tissue can increase or decrease more rapidly and to a greater extent than most other tissues, appetite suppression, dietary restriction, or surgical methods for reducing caloric intake can result in loss not only of fat mass, but also of muscle and other components of lean body mass.
Journal ArticleDOI

Do Geriatric Programs Decrease Long-Term Use of Acute Care Beds?

TL;DR: Whether the introduction of coordinated geriatric and discharge planning services at teaching and community hospitals in Toronto has changed the number of beds occupied by patients awaiting transfer to long‐term care institutions is investigated.