title: Distribution and development of brown adipocytes in the murine and human adipose organ.
abstract: Murine white and brown adipocytes are found together in dissectible visceral and subcutaneous fat depots supplied by specific vessels and nerves, forming a multi-depot organ with plastic properties. Many of the anatomo-physiological features of murine fat depots apply to humans.
authors.affiliation: Department of Molecular Pathology and Innovative Therapies, University of Ancona (Politecnica delle Marche), IT-60020 Ancona, Italy.
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Frontini
authors.forename: Saverio
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Cinti
mesh_terms: D052437:Adipocytes, Brown / Q000502:physiology* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D000273:Adipose Tissue / Q000166:cytology*; D000818:Animals; D006801:Humans; D051379:Mice; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D013045:Species Specificity