Physiology and relevance of human adaptive thermogenesis response

Trends in Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 238-247

  Celi, Francesco S ^a   Le, Trang N ^a   Ni, Bin ^a  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptive thermogenesis; Brown adipose tissue; Humans

Indexed keywords

ADIPOCYTOKINE; ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; HORMONE; NITROPHENOL; CAPSAICIN;

BROWN ADIPOSE TISSUE; CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM; CLOTHING; CORE TEMPERATURE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HUMAN; IMAGING; NONHUMAN; NONSHIVERING THERMOGENESIS; PET-CT SCANNER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SHIVERING; TEMPERATURE ACCLIMATIZATION; THERMOGENESIS; THERMOREGULATION; WEIGHT REDUCTION; ADAPTATION; ADULT; ANIMAL; ANIMAL MODEL; COLD; ENERGY METABOLISM; METABOLISM; OBESITY; PHYSIOLOGY;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ADIPOSE TISSUE, BROWN; ADULT; ANIMALS; CAPSAICIN; CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM; COLD TEMPERATURE; ENERGY METABOLISM; HUMANS; MODELS, ANIMAL; OBESITY; THERMOGENESIS; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 84928702955     PISSN: 10432760     EISSN: 18793061     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tem.2015.03.003     Document Type: Review

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