Human brown adipose tissue.
review · Level V
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- Also identified by DOI 10.1016/j.cmet.2010.03.008.
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Abstract
The BAT organ is unique in that it has evolved to safely dissipate large amounts of chemical energy--a quality that might be harnessed to help humans deal with a dangerously hypercaloric environment and still remain in good health.
Medical subject headings
- Adaptation, Biological
- Adipose Tissue, Brown
- Energy Metabolism
- Thermogenesis