Gangliosides and energy substrates in brown adipose tissue of cold-acclimated rat.
Effect of cold acclimation on gangliosides as well as triglyceride and glycogen in brown adipose tissue was studied in rats. Ganglioside GM3 level per unit fresh weight and per unit fat-free-dry-matter was significantly higher in cold-acclimated rats (CA) than in warm controls, while the tissue triglyceride and glycogen levels were lower in CA. GM3 may be involved in cold-induced proliferation and differentiation of brown adipose tissue.
Kuroshima
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Department of Physiology, Asahikawa Medical College, Japan.
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D000064:Acclimatization; D002001:Adipose Tissue, Brown / Q000502:physiology*; D000818:Animals; D002455:Cell Division; D003080:Cold Temperature; D005732:Gangliosides / Q000502:physiology*; D051381:Rats; D014280:Triglycerides / Q000032:analysis
D005732:Gangliosides; D014280:Triglycerides