The influence of early life nutrition on adipose tissue development is modulated by age in sheep
Introduction Non-shivering thermogenesis in brown adipose tissue (BAT), mediated by a unique uncoupling protein (UCP1), is essential for metabolic adaptation birth in large mammals such as sheep. BAT then undergoes substantial changes as UCP1 is gradually lost and replaced with white adipose tissu...
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| Format: | Thesis (University of Nottingham only) |
| Language: | English |
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2019
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| Online Access: | https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/55967/ |