Short-term stimulation-induced decreases in brown fat temperature

Brain Research

Volumn 715, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 172-179

  Kelly, Lisa ^a   Bielajew, Catherine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

brown adipose tissue; brown fat; thermogenesis; ventral lateral thalamic nucleus; ventromedial hypothalamus; zona incerta

Indexed keywords

ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; PHENTOLAMINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BROWN ADIPOSE TISSUE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; THALAMUS NUCLEUS; THERMOGENESIS; ZONA INCERTA;

EID: 0029880112     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0006-8993(95)01573-6     Document Type: Article

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