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Brown Adipose Tissue Is Linked to a Distinct Thermoregulatory Response to Mild Cold in People

Brown adipose tissue (BAT) plays an important role in thermoregulation in rodents. Its role in temperature homeostasis in people is less studied. To this end, we recruited 18 men [8 subjects with no/minimal BAT activity (BAT−) and 10 with pronounced BAT activity (BAT+)]. Each volunteer participated...

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Autores principales: Chondronikola, Maria, Volpi, Elena, Børsheim, Elisabet, Chao, Tony, Porter, Craig, Annamalai, Palam, Yfanti, Christina, Labbe, Sebastien M., Hurren, Nicholas M., Malagaris, Ioannis, Cesani, Fernardo, Sidossis, Labros S.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A. 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4835478/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27148068
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fphys.2016.00129