Human brown adipose tissue

Adult humans have heat-producing and energy-consuming brown adipose tissue in the clavicular region of the neck. There are two types of brown adipose cells, the so-called classic and beige adipose cells. Brown adipose cells produce heat by means of uncoupler protein 1 (UCP1) from fatty acids and sugar. By applying positron emission tomography (PET) measuring the utilization of sugar, the metabolism of brown fat has been shown to multiply in the cold, presumably influencing energy consumption. Active brown fat is most likely present in young adults, persons of normal weight and women, least likely in obese persons.

Medienart:

Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2015

Erschienen:

2015

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:131

Enthalten in:

Duodecim; laaketieteellinen aikakauskirja - 131(2015), 22 vom: 27., Seite 2075-82

Sprache:

Finnisch

Weiterer Titel:

Ihmisen ruskea rasvakudos

Beteiligte Personen:

Virtanen, Kirsi A [VerfasserIn]
Nuutila, Pirjo [VerfasserIn]

Themen:

Ion Channels
Journal Article
Mitochondrial Proteins
Review
UCP1 protein, human
Uncoupling Protein 1

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 02.02.2016

Date Revised 26.11.2016

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

Förderinstitution / Projekttitel:

PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM256304610