Melatonin deficiency decreases brown adipose tissue acute thermogenic capacity of in rats measured by 18F-FDG PET.

Bruno HalpernMarcio C ManciniCaroline MendesCamila Maria Longo MachadoSilvana PrandoMarcelo Tatit SapienzaCarlos Alberto BuchpiguelFernanda Gaspar do AmaralJosé Cipolla-Neto

Published in: Diabetology & metabolic syndrome (2020)

Melatonin deficiency impairs BAT response when exposed to acute cold exposure. These results can lead to future studies of the influence of melatonin on BAT, in animals and humans, without needing an invasive evaluation of BAT.

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