Browning of white adipose tissue by melatonin
There are two distinct types of adipose tissue which have different functions within the body, white (WAT) and brown (BAT). Browning of WAT occurs with increases in the WAT sympathetic nervous system (SNS) drive. In this regard we previously reported that melatonin (MEL) stimulation of MEL receptor...
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ScholarWorks @ Georgia State University
2015
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| Online Access: | http://scholarworks.gsu.edu/biology_theses/65 http://scholarworks.gsu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1066&context=biology_theses |