Abstract
Laboratory animals usually become relatively insulin resistant and obese. In this issue of Cell Metabolism, Cao et al. (2011) find that mice living in a complex environment are resistant to diet-induced obesity because they produce energy-dissipating brown fat cells within white fat depots, a process orchestrated by brain-derived neurotrophic factor.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 287-288 |
Number of pages | 2 |
Journal | Cell Metabolism |
Volume | 14 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Sep 7 2011 |
Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Cell Biology
- Molecular Biology
- Physiology