The effect of housing temperature and a high-fat, high-carbohydrate diet on maternal interscapular brown adipose tissue

Brown adipose tissue (BAT) has a role in energy balance and the utilization of fatty acids and glucose, but the extent to which its composition may be modulated by housing temperature is unknown, especially during gestation. BAT activity decline during gestation to enable conservation of maternal en...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: AlHarethi, Enas
Format: Thesis (University of Nottingham only)
Language:English
Published: 2019
Subjects:
Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/56586/