Developmental biology - Neither fat nor flesh

被引:45
作者
Cannon, Barbara [1 ]
Nedergaard, Jan [1 ]
机构
[1] Stockholm Univ, Wenner Gren Inst, Arrhenius Labs F3, SE-10691 Stockholm, Sweden
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D O I
10.1038/454947a
中图分类号
O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
学科分类号
07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
In mammals, white adipose tissue stores fat, whereas brown adipose tissue burns fat. Brown adipocytes have a common origin with muscle cells, which could help explain their unusual function.
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页码:947 / 948
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