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A role for brown adipose tissue in diet-induced thermogenesis

Rothwell, Nancy J., Stock, Michael J.·1979·Nature

Abstract

Measurement of energy balance during voluntary overeating in rats unequivocally establishes the quantitative importance of diet-induced thermogenesis in energy balance. Like cold-induced thermogenesis, this form of heat production involves changes in the activity of the sympathetic nervous system and brown adipose tissue which suggest that this tissue may determine metabolic efficiency and resistance to obesity.

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  • Differential responses to DIT may account for the large individual differences in weight gain in response to overfeeding and thus contribute to the development of obesity.

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Authors
Rothwell, N. J., & Stock, M. J.
Affiliations
University of London (GB)
Venue
Nature
Published
1979-09
Volume
281
Issue
5726
Pages
31-35
ISSN
  • 0028-0836 (ISSN-L)
  • 1476-4687
OpenAlex
W1972836378
Cited by
1,606
References
30
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FWCI
75.55
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Nature (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Research Explorer (The University of Manchester) (publishedVersion)
  • Research Explorer (The University of Manchester) (submittedVersion)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology › Adipose Tissue and Metabolism
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Endocrine and Autonomic Systems › Regulation of Appetite and Obesity
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › Adipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic Diseases
Keywords
brown adipose tissue, diet-induced thermogenesis, energy balance, sympathetic nervous system, cold-induced thermogenesis, obesity resistance, metabolic efficiency, rats
MeSH terms
Animals, Body Temperature Regulation, Adipose Tissue, Brown, Diet, Disease Models, Animal, Energy Metabolism, Humans, Lipid Mobilization, Male, Norepinephrine, Obesity, Oxygen Consumption, Sympathetic Nervous System, Rats

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