A new era for brown adipose tissue: New insights into brown adipocyte function and differentiation

Archives of Physiology and Biochemistry

Volumn 117, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 195-208

  Vila Bedmar, Rocio ^a,b,c   Fernández Veledo, Sonia ^a,b,d  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO DE SALUD CARLOS III   (Spain)

^c CENTRO DE BIOLOGÍA MOLECULAR SEVERO OCHOA   (Spain)

^d HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI JOAN XXIII   (Spain)

Author keywords

Brown adipose tissue; differentiation; obesity; transcription factors; type 2 diabetes

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; BROWN ADIPOSE TISSUE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; CYTOLOGY; ENERGY METABOLISM; HUMAN; OBESITY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; WHITE ADIPOSE TISSUE;

ADIPOCYTES, BROWN; ADIPOSE TISSUE, BROWN; ADIPOSE TISSUE, WHITE; ANIMALS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; ENERGY METABOLISM; HUMANS; OBESITY;

MAMMALIA; RODENTIA;

EID: 79959266968     PISSN: 13813455     EISSN: 17444160     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/13813455.2011.560951     Document Type: Conference Paper

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