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Brown adipose tissue function is accompanied by cerebral activation in lean but not in obese humans

Brown adipose tissue (BAT) is able to generate heat and dissipate energy in response to cold exposure in mammals. It has recently been acknowledged that adult humans also have functional BAT, whose metabolic activity is reduced in obesity. In healthy humans, the cerebral mechanisms that putatively c...

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Main Authors: Orava, Janne, Nummenmaa, Lauri, Noponen, Tommi, Viljanen, Tapio, Parkkola, Riitta, Nuutila, Pirjo, Virtanen, Kirsi A
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2014
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4050247/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24667912
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1038/jcbfm.2014.50
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