Beef tallow diet decreases uncoupling protein content in the brown adipose tissue of rats

Journal of Nutritional Science and Vitaminology

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 595-601

  Matsuo, Tatsuhiro ^a   Komuro, Maki ^b   Suzuki, Masashige ^b  

^a Sanyo Women's College   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

Author keywords

beef tallow; brown adipose tissue; diet induced thermogenesis; rat; safflower oil; uncoupling protein

Indexed keywords

FAT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BROWN ADIPOSE TISSUE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAT INTAKE; MALE; THERMOGENESIS;

ANIMALIA; CARTHAMUS TINCTORIUS;

EID: 0030467119     PISSN: 03014800     EISSN: 18817742     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3177/jnsv.42.595     Document Type: Article

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