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Relevance of brown adipose tissue in infancy and adolescence

Brown adipose tissue (BAT) was thought to disappear after infancy. Recent studies finding BAT in patients undergoing positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) have renewed the interest in deciphering the relevance of this tissue in humans. Available data suggests that BAT is more pre...

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Autores principales: Gilsanz, Vicente, Hu, Houchun H., Kajimura, Shingo
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3614088/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23090604
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/pr.2012.141