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Sex difference in the mouse BAT transcriptome reveals a role of progesterone
25 Nov 2020
Abstract excerpt
Brown adipose tissue (BAT) is a metabolically active organ that exhibits sex-differential features, that is, being generally more abundant and active in females than in males. Although sex steroids, particularly estrogens, have been shown to regulate BAT thermogenic function, the underlying molecular mechanisms contributing to sexual dimorphism in basal BAT activity have not been elucidated. Therefore, we...
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