Abstract
The BAT organ is unique in that it has evolved to safely dissipate large amounts of chemical energy--a quality that might be harnessed to help humans deal with a dangerously hypercaloric environment and still remain in good health.
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Publication types
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
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Review
MeSH terms
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Adaptation, Biological / physiology*
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Adenosine Triphosphate / biosynthesis
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Adipose Tissue, Brown / physiology*
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Cell Respiration / physiology
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Energy Metabolism / physiology*
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Humans
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Ion Channels / metabolism
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Mitochondrial Proteins / metabolism
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Thermogenesis / physiology*
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Uncoupling Protein 1
Substances
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Ion Channels
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Mitochondrial Proteins
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Uncoupling Protein 1
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Adenosine Triphosphate