Ascorbic acid in brown adipose tissue: effect of cold acclimation and high intake of the vitamin.
The ascorbic acid content of brown adipose tissue increased 62% when rats underwent cold acclimation; however, the increase was 126% when rats living in the cold were fed a basal diet supplemented with 2% ascorbic acid. These findings suggest a role for ascorbic acid in this tissue during nonshivering thermogenesis.
D000064:Acclimatization; D002001:Adipose Tissue, Brown / Q000378:metabolism*; D000818:Animals; D001205:Ascorbic Acid / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000378:metabolism*; D001833:Body Temperature Regulation; D003080:Cold Temperature; D004032:Diet; D005728:Ganglia, Sympathetic / Q000378:metabolism; D008297:Male; D051381:Rats
D001205:Ascorbic Acid