Recent progress in the study of brown adipose tissue
Brown adipose tissue in mammals plays a critical role in maintaining energy balance by thermogenesis, which means dissipating energy in the form of heat. It is held that in mammals, long-term surplus food intake results in energy storage in the form of triglyceride and may eventually lead to obesity...
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Language: | English |
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BioMed Central
2011
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Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3219668/ |