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The effect of catecholamines on the glucose uptake in brown adipose tissue demonstrated by 18F-FDG PET/CT in a patient with adrenal pheochromocytoma

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Yamaga, L.Y.I., Thom, A.F., Wagner, J. et al. The effect of catecholamines on the glucose uptake in brown adipose tissue demonstrated by 18F-FDG PET/CT in a patient with adrenal pheochromocytoma. Eur J Nucl Med Mol Imaging 35, 446–447 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00259-007-0538-7

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