The Genetics of Brown Adipose Tissue

Progress in Molecular Biology and Translational Science

Volumn 94, Issue , 2010, Pages 75-123

  Kozak, Leslie P ^a   Koza, Robert A ^a  

^a PENNINGTON BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Adrenergic activation of brown adipocytes; Alleles controlling brown adipocyte induction; Interscapular brown adipocytes derived from muscle cell progenitors; Mitochondrial uncoupling protein; Synergistic control of Ucp1 transcription; Transcription pathway for brown adipocyte development; Transgressive variation of Ucp1 expression

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; BROWN ADIPOSE TISSUE; CELL LINEAGE; CHROMOSOME MAP; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; HUMAN; METABOLISM; OBESITY; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCUS; REVIEW;

ADIPOSE TISSUE, BROWN; ANIMALS; CELL LINEAGE; CHROMOSOME MAPPING; GENETIC VARIATION; HUMANS; OBESITY; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCI;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 79960939393     PISSN: 18771173     EISSN: 18780814     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-375003-7.00004-2     Document Type: Chapter

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