Insights into Brown Adipose Tissue Physiology as Revealed by Imaging Studies
Chioma Izzi-Engbeaya1, Victoria Salem1, Rajveer S Atkar1
1Section of Investigative Medicine; Imperial College ; London, UK.
Abstract:
There has been resurgence in interest in brown adipose tissue (BAT) following radiological and histological identification of metabolically active BAT in adult humans. Imaging enables BAT to be studied non-invasively and therefore imaging studies have contributed a significant amount to what is known about BAT function in humans. In this review the current knowledge (derived from imaging studies) about the prevalence, function, activity and regulation of BAT in humans (as well as relevant rodent studies), will be summarized.
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