The brown adipocyte differentiation pathway in birds: An evolutionary road not taken
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Thermogenic brown adipose tissue has never been described in birds or other non-mammalian vertebrates. Brown adipocytes in mammals are distinguished from the more common white fat adipocytes by having numerous small lipid droplets ra...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2008-04-01
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| Series: | BMC Biology |
| Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1741-7007/6/17 |