Open AccessBrown versus White Adipose Tissue: A Mini-Review
Author(s) -
Christoph H. Saely,
Kathrin Geiger,
Heinz Drexel
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
gerontology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.397
H-Index - 94
eISSN - 1423-0003
pISSN - 0304-324X
DOI - 10.1159/000321319
Subject(s) - brown adipose tissue , white adipose tissue , biology , adipose tissue , obesity , endocrinology , medicine , physiology
Brown adipose tissue (BAT) is abundant in small mammals and in newborns and helps them to survive cold temperatures. In adults, it had long been considered to be absent or at least of no relevance. Recent investigations, however, have fuelled interest in adult BAT.
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