Seasonal variation in the effect of constant ambient temperature of 24°C in reducing FDG uptake by brown adipose tissue in children

European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging

Volumn 37, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1854-1860

  Zukotynski, Katherine A ^b   Fahey, Frederic H ^a   Laffin, Stephen ^a   Davis, Royal ^a   Treves, S Ted ^a   Grant, Frederick D ^a   Drubach, Laura A ^a  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b DANA FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

18F FDG uptake; Brown adipose tissue Children; Seasonal variation

Indexed keywords

FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F 18;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AUTUMN; BROWN ADIPOSE TISSUE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG UPTAKE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; ROOM TEMPERATURE; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPRING; WARMING; ARTICLE; CHILD; METABOLISM; SEASON; TEMPERATURE; TRANSPORT AT THE CELLULAR LEVEL;

ADIPOCYTES, BROWN; ADOLESCENT; BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT; CHILD; FEMALE; FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F18; HUMANS; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEASONS; TEMPERATURE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79851511218     PISSN: 16197070     EISSN: 16197089     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00259-010-1485-2     Document Type: Review

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