Brown adipose tissue triglyceride content is associated with decreased insulin sensitivity, independently of age and obesity

Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 516-519

  Raiko, J ^a   Holstila, M ^a   Virtanen, K A ^a   Orava, J ^a   Saunavaara, V ^a   Niemi, T ^a   Laine, J ^a   Taittonen, M ^a   Borra, R J H ^a,b   Nuutila, P ^a   Parkkola, R ^a  

^a TURKU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

1H MRS; Adipose tissue; Body composition; MRI

Indexed keywords

FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F 18; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; TRIACYLGLYCEROL; WATER O 15; INSULIN; RADIOPHARMACEUTICAL AGENT;

AGE; BODY MASS; BROWN ADIPOSE TISSUE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLD EXPOSURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GLUCOSE TRANSPORT; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMAGE GUIDED BIOPSY; INSULIN RESISTANCE; INSULIN SENSITIVITY; INTRAABDOMINAL FAT; LETTER; LIPID COMPOSITION; LIPID STORAGE; OBESITY; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; SUBCUTANEOUS FAT; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE; WAIST HIP RATIO; WHITE ADIPOSE TISSUE; ABDOMINAL FAT; ADULT; CHEMISTRY; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; RISK; TEMPERATURE;

ABDOMINAL FAT; ADIPOSE TISSUE, BROWN; ADIPOSE TISSUE, WHITE; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; BODY MASS INDEX; CHOLESTEROL, HDL; FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F18; HUMANS; IMAGE-GUIDED BIOPSY; INSULIN; INSULIN RESISTANCE; OBESITY; POSITRON-EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PROTON MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS; RISK; TEMPERATURE; TRIGLYCERIDES; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

EID: 84926228861     PISSN: 14628902     EISSN: 14631326     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/dom.12433     Document Type: Letter

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