The significance of beige and brown fat in humans
Promotion of brown adipose tissue (BAT) activity or browning of white adipose tissue has shown great potential as anti-obesity strategy in numerous preclinical models. The discovery of active BAT in humans and the recent advances in the understanding of human BAT biology and function have significan...
Main Author: | Florian W Kiefer |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Bioscientifica
2017-07-01
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Series: | Endocrine Connections |
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Online Access: | http://www.endocrineconnections.com/content/6/5/R70.full |
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