Uncoupling protein-1 as a target for the treatment of obesity/insulin resistance
Presence of brown adipose tissue (BAT), characterised by the expression of the thermogenic uncoupling protein 1 (UCP1), has recently been described in adult humans. UCP1 is expressed in classical brown adipocytes, as well as in beige cells in white adipose tissue (WAT). The thermogenic activity of B...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2015-01-01
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| Series: | Frontiers in Physiology |
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| Online Access: | http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fphys.2015.00004/full |