2020
Sexual Dimorphisms in Adult Human Brown Adipose Tissue
Fletcher L, Kim K, Leitner B, Cassimatis T, O’Mara A, Johnson J, Halprin M, McGehee S, Brychta R, Cypess A, Chen K. Sexual Dimorphisms in Adult Human Brown Adipose Tissue. Obesity 2020, 28: 241-246. PMID: 31970907, PMCID: PMC6986330, DOI: 10.1002/oby.22698.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBrown adipose tissueF-fluorodeoxyglucose uptakeBAT volumeAdipose tissueAdult human brown adipose tissueCold-activated brown adipose tissueInterscapular brown adipose tissueGlucose uptakeTotal BAT volumeHuman brown adipose tissueBAT glucose uptakeBody weight regulationPositron emission tomographyOvert shiveringDistribution of BATLean womenAnatomical distributionBAT depotsWeight regulationHours of exposureHuman newbornsComputerized tomographyEmission tomographyYoung womenWomen
2018
The Existence of Superficial Dorsocervical Brown Adipose Tissue in Women
FLETCHER L, LEITNER B, KIM K, MCGEHEE S, BRYCHTA R, CYPESS A, CHEN K. The Existence of Superficial Dorsocervical Brown Adipose Tissue in Women. Diabetes 2018, 67 DOI: 10.2337/db18-2052-p.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBrown adipose tissueBAT depotsAdipose tissueFascial layersInterscapular brown adipose tissueHuman brown adipose tissueBAT metabolic activityCervical brown adipose tissueLean body massDeep fascial layerPET/CTDorsocervical regionBAT activationLean massYoung subjectsHuman newbornsMetabolic diseasesMetabolic activityCold stimulationGlucose uptakeLean tissueCold exposureWomenIntermuscular regionSpecific depots