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