Why brown fat has a lot of nerve

Rejji Kuruvilla ()

Nature, 2019, vol. 569, issue 7755, 196-197

Abstract: Brown fat in mammals burns stored calories by producing heat, in a process that is controlled by nerves infiltrating this tissue. A protein that regulates innervation of brown fat and heat generation has been discovered.

Keywords: Neuroscience; Metabolism (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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DOI: 10.1038/d41586-019-01278-4

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