Volume 23, No 7, Jul 2013

ISSN: 1001-0602 
EISSN: 1748-7838 2018 
impact factor 17.848* 
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Volume 23 Issue 7, July 2013: 868-869

RESEARCH HIGHLIGHTS

When BAT is lacking, WAT steps up

Andrew Whittle1 and Antonio Vidal-Puig1

¹Metabolic Research Laboratories, Institute of Metabolic Science, Addenbrooke's Hospital, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 0QQ, UK Correspondence: Antonio Vidal-Puig(ajv22@medschl.cam.ac.uk)

Brown adipose tissue (BAT) has evolved to generate heat to maintain core body temperature, but it is also of great importance for the regulation of energy balance. In addition to BAT, mammals can induce the formation of “brown adipocyte-like” or “beige” fat cells in white adipose tissue and understanding their regulation could have implications for the treatment of metabolic diseases.

10.1038/cr.2013.58

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