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Human mediastinal adipose tissue displays certain characteristics of brown fat
BACKGROUND: The amount of intra-thoracic fat, of which mediastinal adipose tissue comprises the major depot, is related to various cardiometabolic risk factors. Autopsy and imaging studies indicate that the mediastinal depot in adult humans could contain brown adipose tissue (BAT). To gain a better...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Nature Publishing Group
2013
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3671748/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23670224 http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nutd.2013.6 |