Activation of natriuretic peptides and the sympathetic nervous system following Roux-en-Y gastric bypass is associated with gonadal adipose tissues browning

• Main Authors: Michael D. Neinast (Author), Aaron P. Frank (Author), Juliet F. Zechner (Author), Quanlin Li (Author), Lavanya Vishvanath (Author), Biff F. Palmer (Author), Vincent Aguirre (Author), Rana K. Gupta (Author), Deborah J. Clegg (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2015-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objective: Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) is an effective method of weight loss and remediation of type-2 diabetes; however, the mechanisms leading to these improvements are unclear. Additionally, adipocytes within white adipose tissue (WAT) depots can manifest characteristics of brown adipocytes....