Metabolism and morphology of brown adipose tissue from Brahman and Angus newborn calves

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 77, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 388-399

  Martin, Gail S ^a   Carstens, Gordon E ^a   King, Melissa D ^a   Eli, Alana G ^a   Mersmann, Harry J ^b   Smith, Stephen B ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CHILDREN S NUTRITION RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Adipose tissue; Bovidae; Lipogenesis; Morphology; adrenergic receptors

Indexed keywords

BOVIDAE;

LIPID;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; BROWN ADIPOSE TISSUE; CATTLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MALE; NEWBORN; PHYSIOLOGY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADIPOSE TISSUE, BROWN; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; CATTLE; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; LIPIDS; MALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON;

EID: 0033069353     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/1999.772388x     Document Type: Article

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