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A direct tissue-grafting approach to increasing endogenous brown fat.
Scientific reports - 21 May 2018
Blumenfeld Nicole R, Kang Hwan June, Fenzl Anna, Song Ziwei, Chung Janice J, Singh Ranjodh, Johnson Roshawn, Karakecili Ayse, Feranil Jun B, Rossen Ninna S, Zhang Vivian, Jaggi Sahir, McCarty Bret, Bessler Steven, Schwartz Gary J, Grant Robert, Korner Judith, Kiefer Florian W, Gillette Brian M, Sia Samuel K
Abstract excerpt
There is widespread evidence that increasing functional mass of brown adipose tissue (BAT) via browning of white adipose tissue (WAT) could potentially counter obesity and diabetes. However, most current approaches focus on administration of pharmacological compounds which expose patients to highly undesirable side effects. Here, we describe a simple and direct tissue-grafting approach to increase BAT mass...
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