Review Article

Brown Adipose Tissue Growth and Development

Figure 1

Summary of the metabolic and endocrine changes that occur from birth to 45 days of postnatal life in the sheep as brown adipose tissue is lost and shivering replaces nonshivering thermogenesis (NST) as the primary response to cool exposure. Adapted from Symonds et al. [104]. CT: critical temperature.
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