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Title
Obesity and the Use of Brown Adipose Tissue as a Tool for Fat Loss in Obese Humans
Description
Obesity is now an epidemic in the United States and scientists must work to approach it from a unique angle. The focus of my thesis is the application of brown adipose tissue as a combatant for fat loss in the body. Unused as adults, brown adipose tissue increases metabolism and mitochondrial function to burn more fat in individuals that cannot lose weight conventionally. Current research works to introduce safe hormonal pathways in the sympathetic nervous system to generate more of this tissue.
Date Created
2013-05
Contributors
- Grade, Neenah Young (Author)
- Morse, Lisa (Thesis director)
- Appel, Christy (Committee member)
- Mayol-Kreiser, Sandra (Committee member)
- Barrett, The Honors College (Contributor)
- School of Life Sciences (Contributor)
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21 pages
Language
eng
Copyright Statement
In Copyright
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Series
Academic Year 2012-2013
Handle
https://hdl.handle.net/2286/R.I.16997
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minimal
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