Systemic control of brown fat thermogenesis: Integration of peripheral and central signals

Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

Volumn 1302, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 35-41

  Schulz, Tim J ^a   Tseng, Yu Hua ^b,c  

^a GERMAN INSTITUTE OF HUMAN NUTRITION   (Germany)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c HARVARD STEM CELL INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bone morphogenetic proteins; Brown adipose tissue; Systemic thermogenic capacity

Indexed keywords

BONE MORPHOGENETIC PROTEIN; UNCOUPLING PROTEIN 1;

ADIPOCYTE; ADIPOGENESIS; ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; ARTICLE; BROWN ADIPOSE TISSUE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; ENERGY METABOLISM; FAT MASS; HOMEOSTASIS; NONHUMAN; NONSHIVERING THERMOGENESIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TEMPERATURE SENSE; THERMOGENESIS; THERMOREGULATION; WHITE ADIPOSE TISSUE;

EID: 84885914497     PISSN: 00778923     EISSN: 17496632     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1111/nyas.12277     Document Type: Article

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