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Inherent plasticity of brown adipogenesis in white fat of mice allows for recovery from effects of post-natal malnutrition.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2012
Kozak Leslie P, Koza Robert A, Anunciado-Koza Rea, Mendoza Tamra, Newman Susan
Abstract excerpt
Interscapular brown adipose tissue (iBAT) is formed during fetal development and stable for the life span of the mouse. In addition, brown adipocytes also appear in white fat depots (wBAT) between 10 and 21 days of age in mice maintained at a room temperature of 23 °C. However, this expression is transient. By 60 days of age the brown adipocytes have disappeared, but they can re-emerge if the adult mouse is...
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