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- Illustrates the complex process of brown adipogenesis
- Reviews exhaustively the key features of brown fat
- Broadens your understanding of metabolic disease and energy expenditure by adipose tissue
Part of the book series: Handbook of Experimental Pharmacology (HEP, volume 251)
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Table of contents (21 chapters)
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Front Matter
About this book
The main focus of this book is on brown adipose tissue and its metabolic function. The book provides a timely update on the latest research and shows where the field is heading. Brown adipose tissue (BAT) dissipates energy and has received considerable attention in the last few years, having been re-discovered in adult humans in 2007/9. Moreover, BAT might offer a target for novel therapies to address obesity, a health condition that has reached pandemic dimensions.
Editors and Affiliations
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Institute of Pharmacology & Toxicology, University Hospital Bonn, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany
Alexander Pfeifer
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Institute of Molecular Nutritional Medicine, TU München, Freising, Germany
Martin Klingenspor
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Institute for Diabetes and Cancer IDC, Helmholtz Center München, Neuherberg, Germany
Stephan Herzig
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Brown Adipose Tissue
Editors: Alexander Pfeifer, Martin Klingenspor, Stephan Herzig
Series Title: Handbook of Experimental Pharmacology
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-10513-6
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2019
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-10512-9Published: 15 April 2019
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-10513-6Published: 02 April 2019
Series ISSN: 0171-2004
Series E-ISSN: 1865-0325
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: VIII, 424
Number of Illustrations: 3 b/w illustrations, 49 illustrations in colour
Topics: Molecular Medicine, Pharmacology/Toxicology, Cell Physiology, Endocrinology, Metabolic Diseases