Central Control Of Body Fat And Thermoregulation Through Shared And Separate Sympathetic Circuitries And Sensory Feedback
More than 30% of the population suffers from obesity, which increases the risk of death and secondary health problems. Body fat [white adipose tissue (WAT) and brown adipose tissue (BAT)] are innervated and regulated by the sympathetic nervous system (SNS). WAT stores energy, while BAT generates hea...
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ScholarWorks @ Georgia State University
2017
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| Online Access: | http://scholarworks.gsu.edu/biology_diss/188 http://scholarworks.gsu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1198&context=biology_diss |