Effect of intermittent cold exposure on brown fat activation, obesity, and energy homeostasis in mice.

Homeotherms have specific mechanisms to maintain a constant core body temperature despite changes in thermal environment, food supply, and metabolic demand. Brown adipose tissue, the principal thermogenic organ, quickly and efficiently increases heat production by dissipating the mitochondrial proto...

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Main Authors: Yann Ravussin, Cuiying Xiao, Oksana Gavrilova, Marc L Reitman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0085876
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