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In principal, heat is generated as a by-product of the energy produced to maintain the body’s basal and active metabolic rates (Chapter 8 and Chapter 10). By steering metabolism, the iodine-containing thyroid hormones work as the main regulators of heat production. This process mainly takes place in the muscles, although heat generation is also possible in the fatty tissue.
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Mathias, D. (2016). Energy expenditure II – heat production. In: Staying Healthy From 1 to 100. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-49195-9_9
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