Infrared thermography for indirect assessment of activation of brown adipose tissue in lean and obese male subjects

Physiological Measurement

Volumn 37, Issue 12, 2016, Pages N118-N128

  El Hadi, Hamza ^a   Frascati, Andrea ^a   Granzotto, Marnie ^a   Silvestrin, Valentina ^a   Ferlini, Elisabetta ^a   Vettor, Roberto ^a   Rossato, Marco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

adaptive thermogenesis; brown adipose tissue; energy expenditure; humans; infrared thermography; obesity; skin temperature

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMISTRY; CALORIMETRY; CHEMICAL ACTIVATION; THERMOGRAPHY (IMAGING); TISSUE;

ADAPTIVE THERMOGENESIS; ADIPOSE TISSUE; BROWN ADIPOSE TISSUE; COLD EXPOSURE; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; HUMAN; HUMAN OBESITY; SKIN TEMPERATURES; SUPRACLAVICULAR; THERAPEUTIC TARGETS;

NUTRITION;

ADULT; BODY COMPOSITION; BROWN ADIPOSE TISSUE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; COLD; ENERGY METABOLISM; HUMAN; INFRARED RADIATION; MALE; METABOLISM; OBESITY; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; SKIN TEMPERATURE; THERMOGRAPHY;

ADIPOSE TISSUE, BROWN; ADULT; BODY COMPOSITION; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COLD TEMPERATURE; ENERGY METABOLISM; HUMANS; INFRARED RAYS; MALE; OBESITY; SKIN TEMPERATURE; THERMOGRAPHY;

EID: 85007481661     PISSN: 09673334     EISSN: 13616579     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0967-3334/37/12/N118     Document Type: Article

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