Adrenergic control of proteolysis in brown adipocytes
<p>Brown adipose tissue (BAT) is a sympathetically innervated tissue involved in control of thermoregulation and energy balance. BAT growth and/or atrophy occur in response to the need for energy dissipation. Fasting, deacclimation, and lactation result in tissue atrophy by loss of cells, mito...
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University of Saskatchewan
2012
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| Online Access: | http://library.usask.ca/theses/available/etd-08132012-112809/ |