The effect of estrogen on brown adipose tissue activity in male rats.
Will SieversC KettleR A GreenL Van SchaikM W HaleH R IrvingD R WhelanJ A RathnerPublished in: BMC research notes (2022)
Peripherally administered estrogen elicited no significant effect on brown adipose tissue temperature, heart rate or mean arterial pressure. Centrally administered estrogen elicited a coincident increase in both brown adipose tissue and core temperature. Centrally administered estrogen also resulted in a decrease in mean arterial pressure but had no effect on heart rate. With the present data it is not possible to elucidate whether changes in temperature were the result of thermogenic or thermoregulatory mechanisms.