At thermoneutrality, acute thyroxine-induced thermogenesis and pyrexia are independent of UCP1

• Κύριοι συγγραφείς: Claudia Dittner (Συγγραφέας), Erik Lindsund (Συγγραφέας), Barbara Cannon (Συγγραφέας), Jan Nedergaard (Συγγραφέας)
• Μορφή: Βιβλίο
• Έκδοση: Elsevier, 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Θέματα: article
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Objective: Hyperthyroidism is associated with increased metabolism ("thyroid thermogenesis") and elevated body temperature, often referred to as hyperthermia. Uncoupling protein-1 (UCP1) is the protein responsible for nonshivering thermogenesis in brown adipose tissue. We here examine whet...