Impact of Maternal Melatonin Suppression on Amount and Functionality of Brown Adipose Tissue (BAT) in the Newborn Sheep

In human and sheep newborns, brown adipose tissue (BAT) accrued during fetal development is used for newborn thermogenesis. Here, we explored the role of maternal melatonin during gestation on the amount and functionality of BAT in the neonate. We studied BAT from six lambs gestated by ewes exposed...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published in:Front Endocrinol (Lausanne)
Main Authors: Seron-Ferre, Maria, Reynolds, Henry, Mendez, Natalia Andrea, Mondaca, Mauricio, Valenzuela, Francisco, Ebensperger, Renato, Valenzuela, Guillermo J., Herrera, Emilio A., Llanos, Anibal J., Torres-Farfan, Claudia
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2015
Subjects:
Endocrinology
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4285176/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25610428
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fendo.2014.00232
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!

Similar Items