White, brite, and brown adipocytes: the evolution and function of a heater organ in mammals1
White, brite, and brown adipocytes: the evolution and function of a heater organ in mammals1
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White, brite, and brown adipocytes: the evolution and function of a heater organ in mammals1
Publisher
NRC Research Press
Journal title
Canadian journal of zoology, 2013, Vol.92 (7), p.615-626
Language
English
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Brown fat is a specialized heater organ in eutherian mammals. In contrast to the energy storage function of white adipocytes, brown adipocytes dissipate nutrient energy by uncoupling of mitochondrial oxidative phosphorylation, which depends on uncoupling protein 1 (UCP1). UCP1, as well as UCP2 and UCP3, belong to the family of mitochondrial carrier...
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White, brite, and brown adipocytes: the evolution and function of a heater organ in mammals1
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TN_cdi_fao_agris_US201600170347
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_fao_agris_US201600170347
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1480-3283
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