Thermogenic adipocytes: From cells to physiology and medicine

Metabolism: Clinical and Experimental

Volumn 63, Issue 10, 2014, Pages 1238-1249

  Diaz, Mauricio Berriel ^a   Herzig, Stephan ^a   Vegiopoulos, Alexandros ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Adipogenesis; Beige brite adipocytes; Brown adipose tissue; Obesity; Thermogenesis

Indexed keywords

UNCOUPLING PROTEIN 1;

ADIPOCYTE; BROWN ADIPOSE TISSUE; CELL FUNCTION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL TRANSDIFFERENTIATION; COLD EXPOSURE; COLD STRESS; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GLUCOSE TRANSPORT; HUMAN; METABOLIC DISORDER; METABOLIC REGULATION; NONHUMAN; NONSHIVERING THERMOGENESIS; OBESITY; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REVIEW; STEM CELL; WHITE ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADIPOGENESIS; ANIMAL; BEIGE/BRITE ADIPOCYTES; ENVIRONMENT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; THERMOGENESIS;

ADIPOGENESIS; BEIGE/BRITE ADIPOCYTES; BROWN ADIPOSE TISSUE; OBESITY; THERMOGENESIS;

ADIPOCYTES; ADIPOSE TISSUE, BROWN; ANIMALS; ENVIRONMENT; HUMANS; OBESITY; THERMOGENESIS;

EID: 84908241953     PISSN: 00260495     EISSN: 15328600     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.metabol.2014.07.002     Document Type: Review

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