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brown adipose tissue uncoupling protein

Known as: Solute Carrier Family 25 Member 7, BAT Uncoupling Protein, SLC25A7 Protein 
A mitochondrial uncoupling protein that is expressed in BROWN ADIPOSE TISSUE. It is critical for NONSHIVERING THERMOGENESIS to prevent heat loss in… 
National Institutes of Health

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Highly Cited
2014
Highly Cited
2014
Inhibiting peripheral serotonin synthesis reduces obesity and metabolic dysfunction by promoting brown adipose tissue thermogenesis
Mitochondrial uncoupling protein 1 (UCP1) is enriched within interscapular brown adipose tissue (iBAT) and beige (also known as… 
Highly Cited
2011
Highly Cited
2011
Exercise ameliorates high-fat diet-induced metabolic and vascular dysfunction, and increases adipocyte progenitor cell population in brown adipose tissue.
A high-fat diet (HFD) is associated with adipose inflammation, which contributes to key components of metabolic syndrome… 
Highly Cited
2009
Highly Cited
2009
Leucine Deprivation Decreases Fat Mass by Stimulation of Lipolysis in White Adipose Tissue and Upregulation of Uncoupling Protein 1 (UCP1) in Brown Adipose Tissue
OBJECTIVE White adipose tissue (WAT) and brown adipose tissue (BAT) play distinct roles in adaptation to changes in nutrient… 
Highly Cited
2007
Highly Cited
2007
Ectopic brown adipose tissue in muscle provides a mechanism for differences in risk of metabolic syndrome in mice
C57BL/6 (B6) mice subjected to a high-fat diet develop metabolic syndrome with obesity, hyperglycemia, and insulin resistance… 
Highly Cited
2007
Highly Cited
2007
Dietary combination of fucoxanthin and fish oil attenuates the weight gain of white adipose tissue and decreases blood glucose in obese/diabetic KK-Ay mice.
Fucoxanthin is a marine carotenoid found in edible brown seaweeds. We previously reported that dietary fucoxanthin attenuates the… 
Highly Cited
2007
Highly Cited
2007
Genetic variability affects the development of brown adipocytes in white fat but not in interscapular brown fats⃞ Published, JLR Papers in Press, October 14, 2006.
Cold exposure induces brown adipocytes in retroperitoneal fat (RP) of adult A/J mice but not in C57BL/6J (B6) mice. In contrast… 
Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
Uncoupling protein 1 is necessary for norepinephrine-induced glucose utilization in brown adipose tissue.
Sympathetic stimulation activates glucose utilization in parallel with fatty acid oxidation and thermogenesis in brown adipose… 
Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Mitochondrial uncoupling protein‐2 protects the immature brain from excitotoxic neuronal death
Excitotoxic cell death is the fundamental process responsible for many human neurodegenerative disorders, yet the basic… 
Review
2000
Review
2000
Uncoupling proteins 2 and 3: potential regulators of mitochondrial energy metabolism.
Mitochondria use energy derived from fuel combustion to create a proton electrochemical gradient across the mitochondrial inner… 
Highly Cited
1985
Highly Cited
1985
Molecular approach to thermogenesis in brown adipose tissue: cDNA cloning of the mitochondrial uncoupling protein.
The uncoupling protein (UCP) of mammalian brown fat is a specialized and unique component responsible for energy dissipation as… 
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