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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Main Authors: Farnaz Shamsi, Hongbin Zhang, Yu-Hua Tseng
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Endocrinology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fendo.2017.00205/full