Vitamin D Does Not Play a Functional Role in Adipose Tissue Development in Rodent Models.
Alexandra SchutkowskiDaniela MaxMarkus BönnCorinna BrandschSarah M GrundmannFrank HircheMartin S StaegeGabriele I StanglPublished in: Molecular nutrition & food research (2018)
Data indicate that vitamin D does not play a fundamental role in adipogenesis because vitamin D does not affect fetal adipogenesis. Moreover, the smaller adipocytes observed in adult Vdr-KO mice are presumably caused by an increased energy expenditure due to alopecia.