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Evaluation of markers of beige adipocytes in white adipose tissue of the mouse
18 Mar 2016
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: There is a growing interest in exploiting the induction of beige or "brite" (brown in white) adipocytes (beigeing) to combat obesity and its comorbidities. However, there is some uncertainty regarding the best markers to evaluate the occurrence or magnitude of beigeing in white adipose tissue in the mouse model. METHODS: We evaluated the transcript expression of several thermoregulatory genes and...
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