The therapeutic potential of brown adipocytes in humans

Frontiers in Endocrinology

Volumn 6, Issue OCT, 2015, Pages

  Porter, Craig ^a,b   Chondronikola, Maria ^a,b   Sidossis, Labros S ^a,b,c  

^a SHRINERS HOSPITALS FOR CHILDREN   (United States)

^b University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

^c HAROKOPIO UNIVERSITY   (Greece)

Author keywords

Adipose tissue; Mitochondria; Obesity; Thermogenesis; Uncoupling protein 1

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; FATTY ACID; MESSENGER RNA; UNCOUPLING PROTEIN 1;

BROWN ADIPOCYTE; CALORIC INTAKE; GLUCOSE METABOLISM; HUMAN; INSULIN SENSITIVITY; LIPID METABOLISM; MITOCHONDRIAL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; MITOCHONDRION; NONHUMAN; OBESITY; OXIDATION; OXIDATIVE PHOSPHORYLATION; PHENOTYPE; RESTING ENERGY EXPENDITURE; REVIEW;

EID: 84947080064     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16642392     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fendo.2015.00156     Document Type: Review

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