Understanding the brown adipocyte as a contributor to energy homeostasis

Trends in Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 24, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 408-420

  Chechi, Kanta ^a   Carpentier, Andre C ^b   Richard, Denis ^a  

^a LAVAL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Sherbrooke   (Canada)

Author keywords

Brain melanocortin system; Brown adipose tissue; Energy balance; Sympathetic nervous system; Thermogenesis; Thermoregulation; Uncoupling protein 1; White adipose tissue

Indexed keywords

UNCOUPLING PROTEIN 1;

BROWN ADIPOSE TISSUE; ENERGY METABOLISM; GENE EXPRESSION; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN FUNCTION; REVIEW; RODENT; THERMOGENESIS;

EID: 84880930448     PISSN: 10432760     EISSN: 18793061     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tem.2013.04.002     Document Type: Review

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