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Comment
. 2015 Feb 1;593(3):489.
doi: 10.1113/jphysiol.2014.287979.

Brown adipose tissue--not as hot as we thought

Michael D Jensen
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Brown adipose tissue--not as hot as we thought

Michael D Jensen. J Physiol. .
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