Brown Fat Tissue Communicating With Brain (IMAGE)

Georgia State University

Brown Fat Tissue Communicating With Brain

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These are sensory and sympathetic nerves connected to brown fat through the nervous system. Sensory nerves (red/orange) send information from fat to the brain and sympathetic nerves (green/orange) send the signal for fat to be activated or break down.

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Georgia State University

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