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. 2018 Nov 23:9:1672.
doi: 10.3389/fphys.2018.01672. eCollection 2018.

Brown Adipose Tissue-A Therapeutic Target in Obesity?

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Brown Adipose Tissue-A Therapeutic Target in Obesity?

Paul Trayhurn. Front Physiol. .
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Keywords: beige adipocyte; brown adipocyte; obesity; thermogenesis; uncoupling protein-1.

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