Brain-to-BAT - and Back?: Crosstalk between the Central Nervous System and Thermogenic Adipose Tissue in Development and Therapy of Obesity

Brain-to-BAT - and Back?: Crosstalk between the Central Nervous System and Thermogenic Adipose Tissue in Development and Therapy of Obesity

The body of mammals harbors two distinct types of adipose tissue: while cells within the white adipose tissue (WAT) store surplus energy as lipids, brown adipose tissue (BAT) is nowadays recognized as the main tissue for transforming chemical energy into heat. This process, referred to as ‘non-shive...

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Main Authors: Andreas Till, Charlotte Fries, Wiebke K. Fenske
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-12-01
Series:Brain Sciences
Subjects:
obesity
adipocytes
UCP1
SNS
hypothalamus
bariatric surgery
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3425/12/12/1646

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