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Heart-type fatty acid-binding protein is essential for efficient brown adipose tissue fatty acid oxidation and cold tolerance.
The Journal of biological chemistry - 7 Jan 2011
Vergnes Laurent, Chin Robert, Young Stephen G, Reue Karen
Abstract excerpt
Brown adipose tissue has a central role in thermogenesis to maintain body temperature through energy dissipation in small mammals and has recently been verified to function in adult humans as well. Here, we demonstrate that the heart-type fatty acid-binding protein, FABP3, is essential for cold t...
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