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Biochemical Mechanisms of Thermogenesis

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Circulation, Respiration, and Metabolism

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Today there is no doubt that facultative nonshivering thermogenesis is synonymous with the heat generated from brown adipose tissue. The questions presently addressed concerning the mechanism of thermogenesis are related to the acute cellular regulation of the process, as mediated both via α1–and β-adrenergic receptors, and to the control of the adaptive changes within the tissue occurring during acclimation to cold (or to certain diets).

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Cannon, B., Nedergaard, J. (1985). Biochemical Mechanisms of Thermogenesis. In: Gilles, R. (eds) Circulation, Respiration, and Metabolism. Proceedings in Life Sciences. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-70610-3_41

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  • Publisher Name: Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg

  • Print ISBN: 978-3-642-70612-7

  • Online ISBN: 978-3-642-70610-3

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

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