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Brown fat determination and development from muscle precursor cells by novel action of bone morphogenetic protein 6.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2014
Sharma Ankur, Huard Christine, Vernochet Cecile, Ziemek Daniel, Knowlton Kelly M, Tyminski Edyta, Paradis Theresa, Zhang Ying, Jones Jessica E C, von Schack David, Brown Christopher T, Milos Patrice M, Coyle Anthony J, Tremblay Frederic, Martinez Robert V
Abstract excerpt
Brown adipose tissue (BAT) plays a pivotal role in promoting energy expenditure by the virtue of uncoupling protein-1 (UCP-1) that differentiates BAT from its energy storing white adipose tissue (WAT) counterpart. The clinical implication of "classical" BAT (originates from Myf5 positive myoblast...
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