Endocrine Abstracts

Brown adipose tissue presently attracts broad interest due to the possibility that it may have the potential to counteract development of obesity and may have other positive metabolic effects, e.g. on glucose and lipid handling. As brown adipose tissue is found, to different extent, in nearly all humans up to middle age, the possibility to affect its activity may be of significance for human health. Brown adipose tissue is affected by several (neuro)endocrine factors. Best stu...