Does Adipose Tissue Thermogenesis Play a Role in Metabolic Health?

The function ascribed to brown adipose tissue in humans has long been confined to thermoregulation in neonates, where this thermogenic capacity was thought lost with maturation. Recently, brown adipose tissue depots have been identified in adult humans. The significant oxidative capacity of brown ad...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Porter, Craig, Børsheim, Elisabet, Sidossis, Labros S.
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2013
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3652160/