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- Source :
- Experimental physiology. 104(2)
- Publication Year :
- 2018
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Abstract
- What is the central question of this study? In some studies, biopsies have been performed of the subcutaneous adipose tissue in the abdomen, and they failed to find browning markers. Is the abdomen the right place to take biopsies? What is the main finding and its importance? For first time, we observed that the glucose uptake in the dorsocervical subcutaneous adipose tissue is higher in comparison to other areas of subcutaneous adipose tissue.Neonates have subcutaneous brown adipose tissue (BAT) in the dorsocervical area, and it is thought that these depots gradually disappear with age. Here, we determined that young adults have high
Details
- ISSN :
- 1469445X
- Volume :
- 104
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Experimental physiology
- Accession number :
- edsair.pmid..........5be2d43dbf0d5e7b76202b72b64b413c