Adipose tissue - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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In histology, adipose tissue or body fat or just fat is loose connective tissue composed of adipocytes. Adipose tissue is derived from lipoblasts. Its main role is to store energy in the form of...
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The activity of antioxidant enzymes, copper-zinc superoxide dismutase (CuZnSOD), manganese superoxide dismutase (MnSOD) and catalase (CAT), as well as that of the mitochondrial FAD-dependent alpha-glycerophosphate dehydrogenase (alpha-GPD) in the rat interscapular brown adipose tissue (IBAT) were studied after the treatment ...
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www.medscape.com/medline/abstract/11521740
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BACKGROUND/AIMS: Retinoic acid (RA), the carboxylic acid form of vitamin A, through the activation of cognate receptors, stimulates the transcription of the gene encoding uncoupling protein 1 (UCP1), which is critical to brown adipose tissue (BAT) thermogenesis. ... The Medscape Journal ... Allergy & Clinical Immunology...
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www.medscape.com/medline/abstract/15646024
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Brown adipose tissue is sometimes mistaken for a type of gland, which it resembles more than white adipose tissue. It varies in color from dark red to tan, reflecting lipid content. Its lipid reserves are depleted when the animal is exposed to a cold environment, and the color darkens.
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www.vivo.colostate.edu/hbooks/pathphys/misc_topics/brownfat.html
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The function of brown adipose tissue is to transfer energy from food into heat; physiologically, both the heat produced and the resulting decrease in metabolic efficiency can be of significance.
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www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/14715917
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In rodents and newborn humans, brown adipose tissue helps regulate energy expenditure by thermogenesis mediated by the expression of uncoupling protein 1 (UCP1), but brown adipose tissue has been considered to have no physiologic relevance in adult humans.
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www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19357406
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I. A MAMMALIAN PREROGATIVE: BROWN ADIPOSE TISSUE ... IV. HOW SIGNIFICANT IS BROWN ADIPOSE TISSUE? ... In contrast to other mammalian organs, brown adipose tissue is still scientifically a rather new organ. Although described in certain mammals since 1551 (244), the realization that brown adipose tissue is found in all mammals...
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physrev.physiology.org/cgi/content/full/84/1/277
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Heat production from brown adipose tissue is activated whenever the organism is in need of extra heat, e.g., postnatally, during entry into a febrile state, and during arousal from hibernation, and the rate of thermogenesis is centrally controlled via a pathway initiated in the hypothalamus.
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physrev.physiology.org/cgi/content/abstract/84/1/277
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Everybody's talking about brown fat this morning. Here's what they're talking about. ... Scientists call it brown adipose tissue (”adipose tissue” is a fancy way to say “fat”), and it really is brownish. The color comes from mitochondria, which exist inside of cells and produce energy.
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blogs.wsj.com/health/2009/04/09/brown-fat/
blogs.wsj.com/health/2009/04/09/brown-fat/
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