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Diet-induced obesity causes visceral, but not subcutaneous, lymph node hyperplasia via increases in specific immune cell populations.

A M MagnusonD P ReganJ K FoutsA D BoothS W DowMichelle T Foster
Published in: Cell proliferation (2017)
Overall, HFD has a greater influence on visceral cavity than the subcutaneous. In the visceral lymph node, but not subcutaneous, HFD-induced obesity decreased cell populations that suppressed immune function while increasing those that regulate/activate immune response.
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