Mitochondrial thermogenesis and obesity

Current Opinion in Clinical Nutrition and Metabolic Care

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 664-670

  Gambert, Ségolène ^a   Ricquier, Daniel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

Author keywords

Mitochondria; Mitochondrial uncoupling protein; Peroxisome proliferator activated receptor gamma coactivator 1; Thermogenesis; Thyroid hormones

Indexed keywords

ALPHA GLYCEROPHOPHATE DEHYDROGENASE; FAT; FATTY ACID; LEPTIN; LIOTHYRONINE; OXIDOREDUCTASE; PEROXISOME PROLIFERATOR ACTIVATED RECEPTOR GAMMA; THYROID HORMONE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRIACYLGLYCEROL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNCOUPLING PROTEIN 2;

ADIPOCYTE; ADIPOSE TISSUE; AEROBIC METABOLISM; ARCUATE NUCLEUS; BRAIN MITOCHONDRION; BROWN ADIPOSE TISSUE; DIET RESTRICTION; ENERGY; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; INTRAABDOMINAL FAT; LIPID STORAGE; LIPOGENESIS; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MITOCHONDRIAL RESPIRATION; NONHUMAN; OBESITY; OXIDATION; PLASTICITY; REFEEDING; REVIEW; SKELETAL MUSCLE; STARVATION; THERMOGENESIS;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; DIET, REDUCING; ENERGY METABOLISM; HUMANS; ION CHANNELS; MITOCHONDRIAL PROTEINS; OBESITY; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; PPAR GAMMA; THERMOGENESIS; THYROID HORMONES;

EID: 37349003091     PISSN: 13631950     EISSN: 15353885     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MCO.0b013e3282f0b69d     Document Type: Review

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