Unexpected evidence for active brown adipose tissue in adult humans

American Journal of Physiology - Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 293, Issue 2, 2007, Pages

  Nedergaard, Jan ^a   Bengtsson, Tore ^a   Cannon, Barbara ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Fluorodesoxyglucose; Glucose uptake; Nonshivering thermogenesis; Positron emission tomography

Indexed keywords

FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE; GLUCOSE;

ADIPOCYTE; ADRENERGIC STIMULATION; AORTA; BODY WEIGHT; BROWN ADIPOSE TISSUE; CLAVICLE; COMPARATIVE ANATOMY; DRUG UPTAKE; HUMAN; MEDIASTINUM; METABOLISM; NECK; NONHUMAN; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; VERTEBRA;

ADIPOSE TISSUE, BROWN; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; BODY WEIGHT; COLD; FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F18; GLUCOSE; HUMANS; INCIDENTAL FINDINGS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; POSITRON-EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; THERMOGENESIS;

EID: 34547631960     PISSN: 01931849     EISSN: 15221555     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpendo.00691.2006     Document Type: Review

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