The degree of unsaturation of the fats of human adipose tissue in relation to depth from skin surface

Abstract

The fats were obtained from fresh normal (c0 and obese (?) human cadavers. The av. iodine values of the fats of the panniculus adiposus abdominalis, omental, peri-nephric, epicardial and liver tissues of normal [male][male] were 70, 63.5, 63, 63.5, and 127 respectively. The av. iodine values for the obese [female][female] for the fats of the outer and inner layers of the panniculus adiposus abdominalis, the omentum and the perinephric and liver fats were 70, 70, 69, 63 and 89 respectively.