MicroRNA Regulation of Brown Adipogenesis and Thermogenic Energy Expenditure
Obesity, diabetes, and associated metabolic diseases have become global epidemics. Obesity results from excess accumulation of white fat, while brown and its related beige fat function to dissipate energy as heat, thus counteracting obesity and its related metabolic disorders. Understanding the regu...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2017-08-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Endocrinology |
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Online Access: | http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fendo.2017.00205/full |