title: When BAT is lacking, WAT steps up.
abstract: Brown adipose tissue (BAT) has evolved to generate heat to maintain core body temperature, but it is also of great importance for the regulation of energy balance. In addition to BAT, mammals can induce the formation of "brown adipocyte-like" or "beige" fat cells in white adipose tissue and understanding their regulation could have implications for the treatment of metabolic diseases.
authors.affiliation: Metabolic Research Laboratories, Institute of Metabolic Science, Addenbrooke's Hospital, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 0QQ, UK.
authors.forename: Andrew
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Whittle
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Vidal-Puig
mesh_terms: D002001:Adipose Tissue, Brown / Q000166:cytology*; D052436:Adipose Tissue, White / Q000166:cytology*; D000818:Animals; D019485:Bone Morphogenetic Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D015398:Signal Transduction
chemical_list: D019485:Bone Morphogenetic Proteins