FGF21, energy expenditure and weight loss – How much brown fat do you need?

Background: Fibroblast growth factor 21 (FGF21) belongs to the large family of fibroblast growth factors (FGFs). Even though FGF signaling has been mainly implicated in developmental processes, recent studies have demonstrated that FGF21 is an important regulator of whole body energy expenditure and...

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Main Authors: Leon Straub, Christian Wolfrum
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-09-01
Series:Molecular Metabolism
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2212877815001210