Frequent extreme cold exposure and brown fat and cold-induced thermogenesis: a study in a monozygotic twin.

Frequent extreme cold exposure and brown fat and cold-induced thermogenesis: a study in a monozygotic twin.

<h4>Introduction</h4>Mild cold acclimation is known to increase brown adipose tissue (BAT) activity and cold-induced thermogenesis (CIT) in humans. We here tested the effect of a lifestyle with frequent exposure to extreme cold on BAT and CIT in a Dutch man known as 'the Iceman'...

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Main Authors: Maarten J Vosselman, Guy H E J Vijgen, Boris R M Kingma, Boudewijn Brans, Wouter D van Marken Lichtenbelt
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/25014028/?tool=EBI

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