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The Implication of Brown Adipose Tissue for Humans

We here discuss the role of brown adipose tissue on energy homeostasis and assess its potential as a target for body weight management. Because of their high number of mitochondria and the presence of uncoupling protein 1, brown fat adipocytes can be termed as energy inefficient for adenosine-5′-tri...

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Published in:Annu Rev Nutr
Main Authors: Ravussin, Eric, Galgani, José E.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: 2011
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4404503/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21548774
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1146/annurev-nutr-072610-145209
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