Control of brown and beige fat development

Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology 17, 691 (2016).
doi:10.1038/nrm.2016.96

Authors: Wenshan Wang & Patrick Seale
Brown and beige adipocytes expend chemical energy to produce heat and are therefore important in regulating body temperature and body weight. Brown adipocytes develop in discrete and relatively homogenous depots of brown adipose tissue, whereas beige adipocytes are induced to develop in white adipose tissue

Source: Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology - August 23, 2016 Category: Cytology Authors: Wenshan Wang Patrick Seale Tags: Review Source Type: research