Human brown adipose tissue: Regulation and anti-obesity potential

Endocrine Journal

Volumn 61, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 409-416

  Saito, Masayuki ^a  

^a TENSHI COLLEGE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Beige brite adipocyte; Body fat; Brown adipose tissue; Energy expenditure; Obesity

Indexed keywords

CAPSAICIN DERIVATIVE; CAPSINOID; FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR 21; FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE; INTERLEUKIN 6; IRISIN; LIOTHYRONINE; PEROXISOME PROLIFERATOR ACTIVATED RECEPTOR GAMMA COACTIVATOR 1ALPHA; SOMATOMEDIN C; THYROXINE DEIODINASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNCOUPLING PROTEIN 1; VANILLOID RECEPTOR 1;

ADIPOCYTE; ADRENERGIC STIMULATION; ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; BEIGE ADIPOCYTE; BODY FAT; BRITE ADIPOCYTE; BROWN ADIPOSE TISSUE; COLD EXPOSURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; ENZYME ACTIVATION; HUMAN; HYPERPHAGIA; IN VITRO STUDY; LIPID METABOLISM; LIPID STORAGE; NONHUMAN; NONSHIVERING THERMOGENESIS; OBESITY; PARACRINE SIGNALING; REVIEW; SCINTISCANNING; THERMOGENESIS; ADULT; ANIMAL; BODY WEIGHT; BROWN ADIPOCYTE; ENERGY METABOLISM; INNERVATION; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY;

ADIPOCYTES, BROWN; ADIPOSE TISSUE, BROWN; ADULT; ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; ENERGY METABOLISM; HUMANS; OBESITY; SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; THERMOGENESIS;

EID: 84901764470     PISSN: 09188959     EISSN: 13484540     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1507/endocrj.EJ13-0527     Document Type: Review

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