Maternal cold exposure induces distinct transcriptome changes in the placenta and fetal brown adipose tissue in mice
Abstract Background Brown adipose tissue (BAT) is specialized to dissipate energy in the form of heat. BAT-mediated heat production in rodents and humans is critical for effective temperature adaptation of newborns to the extrauterine environment immediately after birth. However, very little is know...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2021-07-01
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Series: | BMC Genomics |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12864-021-07825-6 |