MicroRNA networks regulate development of brown adipocytes

Trends in Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 24, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 442-450

  Trajkovski, Mirko ^a,b,c   Lodish, Harvey ^d,e  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

^d WHITEHEAD INSTITUTE FOR BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH   (United States)

^e Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge   (United States)

Author keywords

Adipocyte; Adipogenesis; Beige; Brown; MicroRNA

Indexed keywords

MICRORNA; MICRORNA 133A; MICRORNA 133B; MICRORNA 155; MICRORNA 196A; MICRORNA193B 365; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADIPOCYTE; ADIPOGENESIS; ANIMAL CELL; BROWN ADIPOSE TISSUE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL MATURATION; COLD EXPOSURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; GENE CLUSTER; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OBESITY; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; WILD TYPE;

ADIPOCYTE; ADIPOGENESIS; BEIGE; BROWN; MICRORNA;

ADIPOCYTES, BROWN; ADIPOSE TISSUE, BROWN; ANIMALS; HUMANS; MICRORNAS;

EID: 84883149316     PISSN: 10432760     EISSN: 18793061     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tem.2013.05.002     Document Type: Review

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