Fluctuation in ambient temperature: interplay between brown adipose tissue, metabolic health, and cardiovascular diseases

The variations in ambient temperature have been associated with high occurrence of cardiovascular diseases, which is one of the leading global risks for the mortality accounting for 50% of the death in the developed countries. Both heat- and cold-related excess mortalities are mostly attributable to...

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Main Authors: Tse-Yao Wang, Hua Zhou, Qinghua Sun
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2016-01-01
Series:Environmental Disease
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Online Access:http://www.environmentmed.org/article.asp?issn=2468-5690;year=2016;volume=1;issue=1;spage=3;epage=13;aulast=Wang