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Recent advances in our understanding of brown and beige adipose tissue: the good fat that keeps you healthy
Brown adipose tissue (BAT) possesses a unique uncoupling protein (UCP1) which, when activated, enables the rapid generation of heat and the oxidation of lipids or glucose or both. It is present in small amounts (~15–350 mL) in adult humans. UCP1 is rapidly activated at birth and is essential in prev...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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F1000 Research Limited
2018
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6058473/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30079236 http://dx.doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.14585.1 |