Melatonin deficiency decreases brown adipose tissue acute thermogenic capacity of in rats measured by 18F-FDG PET

Abstract Objective Melatonin has been shown to increase brown adipose tissue (BAT) mass, which can lead to important metabolic effects, such as bodyweight reduction and glycemic improvement. However, BAT mass can only be measured invasively and. The gold standard for non-invasive measurement of BAT...

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Main Authors: Bruno Halpern, Marcio C. Mancini, Caroline Mendes, Camila Maria Longo Machado, Silvana Prando, Marcelo Tatit Sapienza, Carlos Alberto Buchpiguel, Fernanda Gaspar do Amaral, José Cipolla-Neto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-09-01
Series:Diabetology & Metabolic Syndrome
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13098-020-00589-1