Heterogeneity in the perirenal region of humans suggests presence of dormant brown adipose tissue that contains brown fat precursor cells

• Main Authors: Naja Z. Jespersen (Author), Amir Feizi (Author), Eline S. Andersen (Author), Sarah Heywood (Author), Helle B. Hattel (Author), Søren Daugaard (Author), Lone Peijs (Author), Per Bagi (Author), Bo Feldt-Rasmussen (Author), Heidi S. Schultz (Author), Ninna S. Hansen (Author), Rikke Krogh-Madsen (Author), Bente K. Pedersen (Author), Natasa Petrovic (Author), Søren Nielsen (Author), Camilla Scheele (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2019-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objective: Increasing the amounts of functionally competent brown adipose tissue (BAT) in adult humans has the potential to restore dysfunctional metabolism and counteract obesity. In this study, we aimed to characterize the human perirenal fat depot, and we hypothesized that there would be regional...