Cold-activated brown adipose tissue (IMAGE)

University of Basel

Cold-activated brown adipose tissue

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Cold activates brown adipose tissue and increases energy expenditure. The bright areas in the FDG-PET/CT scan show where the tissue takes up particularly large amounts of glucose.

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Matthias Betz

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