Assessment of Acute and Chronic Pharmacological Effects on Energy Expenditure and Macronutrient Oxidation in Humans: Responses to Ephedrine

• Principais autores: Antonella Napolitano (Autor), Peter R. Murgatroyd (Autor), Nick Finer (Autor), Elizabeth K. Hussey (Autor), Robert Dobbins (Autor), Steve O'Rahilly (Autor), Derek J. R. Nunez (Autor)
• Formato: Livro
• Publicado em: Hindawi Limited, 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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Evidence of active brown adipose tissue in human adults suggests that this may become a pharmacological target to induce negative energy balance. We have explored whole-body indirect calorimetry to detect the metabolic effects of thermogenic drugs through administration of ephedrine hydrochloride an...