Endocrine regulation of adipose tissue thermogenesis in the fetal and neonatal sheep

Leptin is produced primarily by white adipose tissue but also by brown adipose tissue (BAT) and the placenta. It has a major physiological role in the control of energy balance. BAT is critically important for the initiation of non-shivering thermogenesis in precocial newborns through the uncoupling...

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Main Author: Mostyn, Alison
Format: Thesis (University of Nottingham only)
Language:English
Published: 2001
Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/10339/