Vagus Nerve Stimulation Increases Energy Expenditure: Relation to Brown Adipose Tissue Activity

BACKGROUND: Human brown adipose tissue (BAT) activity is inversely related to obesity and positively related to energy expenditure. BAT is highly innervated and it is suggested the vagus nerve mediates peripheral signals to the central nervous system, there connecting to sympathetic nerves that inne...

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Autores principales: Vijgen, Guy H. E. J., Bouvy, Nicole D., Leenen, Loes, Rijkers, Kim, Cornips, Erwin, Majoie, Marian, Brans, Boudewijn, van Marken Lichtenbelt, Wouter D.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2013
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3806746/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24194874
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0077221

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3806746/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24194874
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0077221

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