Autonomic regulation of brown adipose tissue thermogenesis in health and disease: Potential clinical applications for altering BAT thermogenesis

Frontiers in Neuroscience

Volumn , Issue 8 FEB, 2014, Pages

  Tupone, Domenico ^a   Madden, Christopher J ^a   Morrison, Shaun F ^a  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adenosine; Brown adipose tissue; Fever; Hibernation; Hypothermia; Obesity; Therapeutic hypothermia; Torpor

Indexed keywords

ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; OREXIN;

AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM FUNCTION; BROWN ADIPOSE TISSUE; CORE TEMPERATURE; FEVER; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS; HYPOXIA; IMMUNE RESPONSE; METABOLIC REGULATION; NERVE CELL; NEUROMODULATION; NONHUMAN; OBESITY; REVIEW; SENSORY NERVE; SYMPATHETIC NERVE; THERMOGENESIS; THERMORECEPTOR; THERMOREGULATION;

EID: 84898026290     PISSN: 16624548     EISSN: 1662453X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fnins.2014.00014     Document Type: Review

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