New study reveals endocrine biological function of brown adipose tissue

06 Oct 2016


A study published in Nature Reviews Endocrinology, researchers from Spain found that brown adipose tissue is also an endocrine organ that secretes signalling factors that activate fat and carbohydrate metabolism.

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