immunohistochemistry (formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded sections): 1:500 using protease-digested sections of mouse brown adipose tissue. western blot: 1:1,000 using mitochondrial extract of rat brown adipose tissue
Apart from the first family member, uncoupling protein 1 (UCP1), the functions of other UCPs (UCP2-UCP5) are still unknown. In analyzing our own results and those previously published by others, we have assumed that UCP's cellular expression pattern coincides with
Cold exposure partially corrects disturbances in lipid metabolism in a male mouse model of glucocorticoid excess
Brown adipose tissue (BAT) has attracted scientific interest as an antidiabetic tissue owing to its ability to dissipate energy as heat. Despite a plethora of data concerning the role of BAT in glucose metabolism in rodents, the role of BAT
