Central control of brown adipose tissue thermogenesis

Central control of brown adipose tissue thermogenesis

Thermogenesis, the production of heat energy, is an essential component of the homeostatic repertoire to maintain body temperature during the challenge of low environmental temperature and plays a key role in elevating body temperature during the febrile response to infection. Mitochondrial oxidatio...

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Main Authors: Shaun F. Morrison, Christopher J. Madden, Domenico eTupone
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2012-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Endocrinology
Subjects:
Fever
Thermogenesis
sympathetic nerve activity
brown adipose tissue
thermoregulation
preoptic hypothalamus
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fendo.2012.00005/full

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