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Activating Brown Adipose Tissue for Weight Loss and Lowering of Blood Glucose Levels: A MicroPET Study Using Obese and Diabetic Model Mice

PURPOSE: This study aims at using (18)F-FDG microPET to monitor the brown adipose tissue (BAT) glucose metabolism in obese and diabetic mouse models under different interventions, and study the therapeutic potential of BAT activation for weight loss and lowering of blood glucose in these models. MET...

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Autores principales: Wu, Chenxi, Cheng, Wuying, Sun, Yi, Dang, Yonghong, Gong, Fengying, Zhu, Huijuan, Li, Naishi, Li, Fang, Zhu, Zhaohui
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/PMC4252055/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25462854
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0113742