Metabolic regulation and the anti-obesity perspectives of human brown fat

Activation of brown adipose tissue (BAT) in adult humans increase glucose and fatty acid clearance as well as resting metabolic rate, whereas a prolonged elevation of BAT activity improves insulin sensitivity. However, substantial reductions in body weight following BAT activation has not yet been s...

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Main Authors: Camilla Scheele, Søren Nielsen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-08-01
Series:Redox Biology
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213231717302410