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Brown adipose tissue (BAT) is identified as a thermogenic organ in human adults, which may be targeted for obesity and cardiometabolic disease treatment.
Activating BAT could be a novel strategy for treating obesity and related diseases.
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The identification of brown adipose tissue (BAT) as a thermogenic organ in human adults approximately 20 years ago raised the exciting possibility of activating this tissue as a new treatment for obesity and cardiometabolic disease.
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Human brown adipose tissue function: insights from current in vivo techniques
T’ng Choong Kwok et al. · Journal of Endocrinology · 2023
DOI 10.1530/joe-23-0017
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