Brown Adipose Tissue Prevalence Is Lower in Obesity but Its Metabolic Activity Is Intact

Brown Adipose Tissue Prevalence Is Lower in Obesity but Its Metabolic Activity Is Intact

Due to its high metabolic activity, brown adipose tissue (BAT) has become a promising target for the development of novel treatment concepts for metabolic disease. Despite several reports of a negative association between the presence of active BAT and obesity, very little is known about the quantit...

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Main Authors: Oana C. Kulterer, Carsten T. Herz, Marlene Prager, Christoph Schmöltzer, Felix B. Langer, Gerhard Prager, Rodrig Marculescu, Alexandra Kautzky-Willer, Marcus Hacker, Alexander R. Haug, Florian W. Kiefer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Endocrinology
Subjects:
brown adipose tissue
cold exposure
thermogenesis
obesity
PET/CT
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fendo.2022.858417/full

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