Brown Adipose Tissue in Humans Is Activated by Elevated Plasma Catecholamines Levels and Is Inversely Related to Central Obesity

Qidi Wang; Min Zhang; Guang Ning; Weiqiong Gu; Tingwei Su; Min Xu; Biao Li; Weiqing Wang

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0021006

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Brown Adipose Tissue in Humans Is Activated by Elevated Plasma Catecholamines Levels and Is Inversely Related to Central Obesity

Qidi Wang ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Qidi Wang, Min Zhang

Affiliations Shanghai Key Laboratory for Endocrine Tumors and Key Laboratory for Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases of Chinese Health Ministry, Rui-Jin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao-Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China, Shanghai Clinical Center for Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases and Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism of The E-Institute of Shanghai Universities, Rui-Jin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao-Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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Min Zhang ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Qidi Wang, Min Zhang

Affiliation Department of Nuclear Medicine, Rui-Jin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao-Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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Guang Ning,

Affiliations Shanghai Key Laboratory for Endocrine Tumors and Key Laboratory for Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases of Chinese Health Ministry, Rui-Jin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao-Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China, Shanghai Clinical Center for Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases and Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism of The E-Institute of Shanghai Universities, Rui-Jin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao-Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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Weiqiong Gu,

Affiliations Shanghai Key Laboratory for Endocrine Tumors and Key Laboratory for Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases of Chinese Health Ministry, Rui-Jin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao-Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China, Shanghai Clinical Center for Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases and Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism of The E-Institute of Shanghai Universities, Rui-Jin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao-Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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Tingwei Su,

Affiliations Shanghai Key Laboratory for Endocrine Tumors and Key Laboratory for Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases of Chinese Health Ministry, Rui-Jin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao-Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China, Shanghai Clinical Center for Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases and Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism of The E-Institute of Shanghai Universities, Rui-Jin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao-Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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Min Xu,

Affiliations Shanghai Key Laboratory for Endocrine Tumors and Key Laboratory for Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases of Chinese Health Ministry, Rui-Jin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao-Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China, Shanghai Clinical Center for Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases and Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism of The E-Institute of Shanghai Universities, Rui-Jin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao-Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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Biao Li,

Affiliation Department of Nuclear Medicine, Rui-Jin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao-Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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Weiqing Wang

* E-mail: wqingw@hotmail.com

Affiliations Shanghai Key Laboratory for Endocrine Tumors and Key Laboratory for Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases of Chinese Health Ministry, Rui-Jin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao-Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China, Shanghai Clinical Center for Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases and Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism of The E-Institute of Shanghai Universities, Rui-Jin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao-Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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Brown Adipose Tissue in Humans Is Activated by Elevated Plasma Catecholamines Levels and Is Inversely Related to Central Obesity

Qidi Wang,
Min Zhang,
Guang Ning,
Weiqiong Gu,
Tingwei Su,
Min Xu,
Biao Li,
Weiqing Wang

Published: June 20, 2011
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0021006

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