Brown adipose tissue in morbidly obese subjects.

<h4>Background</h4>Cold-stimulated adaptive thermogenesis in brown adipose tissue (BAT) to increase energy expenditure is suggested as a possible therapeutic target for the treatment of obesity. We have recently shown high prevalence of BAT in adult humans, which was inversely related to...

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Main Authors: Guy H E J Vijgen, Nicole D Bouvy, G J Jaap Teule, Boudewijn Brans, Patrick Schrauwen, Wouter D van Marken Lichtenbelt
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-02-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/21390318/pdf/?tool=EBI