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. 2010 May 28;328(5982):1113-4.
doi: 10.1126/science.1190816. Epub 2010 May 6.

Medicine. Beige can be slimming

Jeff Ishibashi  1 , Patrick Seale
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Medicine. Beige can be slimming

Jeff Ishibashi et al. Science. .
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White to beige. Fat cells can be classified as white storage cells, brown thermogenic cells, or intermediate beige cells. Prostaglandins produced by white fat cells (in response to β3-adrenergic agonists) or from the circulation stimulate the formation of thermogenic beige cells in white fat. The origin of beige cells is unclear.
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