Neuronal Control of Brown Fat Activity

Trends in Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 26, Issue 11, 2015, Pages 657-668

  Kooijman, Sander ^a   van den Heuvel, José K ^a   Rensen, Patrick C N ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Brown adipose tissue; Hypothalamus; Sympathetic nervous system; Thermogenesis; Uncoupling protein 1

Indexed keywords

FATTY ACID; GLUCOSE; MELANOCORTIN;

ADRENERGIC NERVE; ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; AUTONOMIC INNERVATION; BODY FAT; BROWN ADIPOSE TISSUE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; GLUCOSE METABOLISM; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS; INSULIN SENSITIVITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; THERMOREGULATION; ANIMAL; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; THERMOGENESIS;

ADIPOSE TISSUE, BROWN; ANIMALS; HUMANS; HYPOTHALAMUS; SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; THERMOGENESIS;

EID: 84945895250     PISSN: 10432760     EISSN: 18793061     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tem.2015.09.008     Document Type: Review

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