Hypothalamic Regulation of Brown Adipose Tissue Thermogenesis and Energy Homeostasis

Frontiers in Endocrinology

Volumn 6, Issue , 2015, Pages

  Zhang, Wei ^a   Bi, Sheng ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

brown adipose tissue; central nervous system; energy homeostasis; sympathetic nervous system; thermogenesis

Indexed keywords

EID: 84991648129     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16642392     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fendo.2015.00136     Document Type: Review

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