Human skeletal muscle mitochondrial uncoupling is associated with cold induced adaptive thermogenesis.

BACKGROUND: Mild cold exposure and overfeeding are known to elevate energy expenditure in mammals, including humans. This process is called adaptive thermogenesis. In small animals, adaptive thermogenesis is mainly caused by mitochondrial uncoupling in brown adipose tissue and regulated via the symp...

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Main Authors: Sander L J Wijers, Patrick Schrauwen, Wim H M Saris, Wouter D van Marken Lichtenbelt
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2008-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2258415?pdf=render