Human brown adipose tissue.
The BAT organ is unique in that it has evolved to safely dissipate large amounts of chemical energy--a quality that might be harnessed to help humans deal with a dangerously hypercaloric environment and still remain in good health.
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Department of Medical and Clinical Genetics, Institute of Biomedicine, University of Gothenburg, Medicinaregatan 9A, P.O. Box 440, SE 40530 Göteborg, Sweden. sven.enerback@medgen.gu.se
D000220:Adaptation, Biological / Q000502:physiology*; D000255:Adenosine Triphosphate / Q000096:biosynthesis; D002001:Adipose Tissue, Brown / Q000502:physiology*; D019069:Cell Respiration / Q000502:physiology; D004734:Energy Metabolism / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D007473:Ion Channels / Q000378:metabolism; D024101:Mitochondrial Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D022722:Thermogenesis / Q000502:physiology*; D000071256:Uncoupling Protein 1
D007473:Ion Channels; D024101:Mitochondrial Proteins; D000071256:Uncoupling Protein 1; D000255:Adenosine Triphosphate