Katsuto Tokunaga

Contribution of intra-abdominal fat accumulation to the impairment of glucose and lipid metabolism in human obesity

Shigenori Fujioka, Yūji Matsuzawa, Katsuto Tokunaga et al. · Metabolism · 1987 · 1.2K citations

Life Sciences, Nutritional Sciences, Physiology +16

Enhanced expression of PAI–1 in visceral fat: Possible contributor to vascular disease in obeisty

Iichiro Shimomura, Tohru Funahasm, Masahiko Takahashi et al. · Nature Medicine · 1996 · 895 citations

Life Sciences, Biochemistry, Physiology +14

Contribution of visceral fat accumulation to the development of coronary artery disease in non-obese men

Tadashi Nakamura, Katsuto Tokunaga, Iichiro Shimomura et al. · Atherosclerosis · 1994 · 429 citations

Medicine, Cardiology, Nutritional Sciences +14

Variations in the FTO gene are associated with severe obesity in the Japanese

Kikuko Hotta, Yoshio Nakata, Tomoaki Matsuo et al. · Journal of Human Genetics · 2008 · 246 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Genetics, Molecular Genetics +11

Insulin Resistance and Body Fat Distribution: Contribution of visceral fat accumulation to the development of insulin resistance and atherosclerosis

Shizuya Yamashita, Tadashi Nakamura, Lichiro Shimomura et al. · Diabetes Care · 1996 · 207 citations

Medicine, Endocrinology, Clinical Nutrition +16