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Brown Adipose Tissue in the Buccal Fat Pad during Infancy

BACKGROUND: The buccal fat pad (BFP) is an encapsulated mass of adipose tissue thought to enhance the sucking capabilities of the masticatory muscles during infancy. To date, no conclusive evidence has been provided as to the composition of the BFP in early postnatal life. OBJECTIVE: The purpose of...

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Autores principales: Ponrartana, Skorn, Patil, Shilpa, Aggabao, Patricia C., Pavlova, Zdena, Devaskar, Sherin U., Gilsanz, Vicente
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3931802/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24586852
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0089533