Characterization of BAT activity in rats using invasive and non-invasive techniques.
Andreas PaulusPetronella A van EwijkEmmani B M NascimentoMarijke De Saint-HubertGeert HendrikxAndrea VoggIvo PootersMelanie SchnijderbergJoris VanderlochtGerard BosBoudewijn BransVera B Schrauwen-HinderlingFelix M MottaghyMatthias BauwensPublished in: PloS one (2019)
BAT activity following cold exposure in rats was visualized by several tracers, while only [18F]FDG was also able to show BAT activity under non-stimulated conditions (room temperature). The variances in uptake of the different tracers should be taken into account when developing future clinical applications in humans.