Brown adipose tissue and its therapeutic application

Volume: 61, Issue: 19, Pages: 1498 - 1503
Published: Oct 1, 2016
Abstract
In addition to white adipose tissue (WAT) that stores energy, human and small mammals also have brown adipose tissue (BAT) that dissipates chemical energy for thermogenesis. BAT contains multilocular lipid droplets and much higher numbers of mitochondria than WAT. The mitochondria in BAT uncouple large amounts of fuel oxidation from ATP for heat generation. Accumulating evidences have demonstrated that increased activity and/or amount of BAT can...
Paper Details
Title
Brown adipose tissue and its therapeutic application
Published Date
Oct 1, 2016
Volume
61
Issue
19
Pages
1498 - 1503
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