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News Physiol Sci 6: 256-259, 1991;
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News in Physiological Sciences, Vol 6, 256-259, Copyright © 1991 by International Union of Physiological Sciences

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Open Question: Has Thermogenesis in Muscle Been Overlooked and Misinterpreted?

EQ Colquhoun and MG Clark

Brown adipose tissue has been considered the major thermogenic tissue of the rat and, by implication, of other species. However, oxygen uptake by the perfused resting hindlimb is markedly accelerated by hormones, appears to be controlled by the vascular system, and may originate from vasoconstricting smooth muscle itself.




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