The brown adipocyte: Update on its metabolic role

International Journal of Biochemistry and Cell Biology

Volumn 36, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 2098-2104

  Sell, Henrike ^a   Deshaies, Yves ^a   Richard, Denis ^a  

^a LAVAL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Energy balance; Obesity; Thermogenesis; UCP1

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE; G PROTEIN COUPLED BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; GLUCOCORTICOID; HORMONE; LEPTIN; NORADRENALIN; RECEPTOR SUBUNIT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNCOUPLING PROTEIN 1;

ADIPOCYTE; ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; BROWN ADIPOSE TISSUE; CELL ACTIVITY; CELL FUNCTION; CELL METABOLISM; COLD EXPOSURE; DIET; ENERGY BALANCE; HUMAN; METABOLISM; MITOCHONDRIAL MEMBRANE; NERVE STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; NORADRENALIN RELEASE; OXIDATION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN INDUCTION; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REVIEW; SYMPATHETIC INNERVATION; THERMOGENESIS AND THERMOREGULATION; THERMOREGULATION;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 4143078238     PISSN: 13572725     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocel.2004.04.003     Document Type: Short Survey

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