Hokkaido University
beta3 -Adrenergic stimulation effects attributed to UCP1-dependent fatty acid degradation
Published in Lab Law Weekly, June 23rd, 2006
According to recent research from Japan, "Mitochondrial uncoupling protein-1 (UCP1) has been thought to be a key molecule for thermogenesis during cold exposure and spontaneous hyperphagia and thereby in the autonomic regulation of energy expenditure and adiposity. However, UCP1 knockout (KO) mice were reported to be cold intolerant but unexpectedly did not get obese even after hyperphagia, implying that UCP1 may not be involved in the regulation of adiposity."
"Treatment of obese animals with beta3 -adrenergic...
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Source: Lab Law Weekly (2006-06-23)
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