Effect of Chronic Athletic Activity on Brown Fat in Young Women

Vibha Singhal; Giovana D. Maffazioli; Kate E. Ackerman; Hang Lee; Elisa F. Elia; Ryan Woolley; Gerald Kolodny; Aaron M. Cypess; Madhusmita Misra

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0156353

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Effect of Chronic Athletic Activity on Brown Fat in Young Women

Vibha Singhal ,

* E-mail: vsinghal1@partners.org

Affiliations Pediatric Endocrine Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America, Neuroendocrine Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
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Giovana D. Maffazioli,

Affiliation Neuroendocrine Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
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Kate E. Ackerman,

Affiliations Neuroendocrine Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America, Division of Sports Medicine, Boston Children's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
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Hang Lee,

Affiliation Department of Biostatistics, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
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Elisa F. Elia,

Affiliation Division of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, Department of Radiology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
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Ryan Woolley,

Affiliation Neuroendocrine Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
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Gerald Kolodny,

Affiliation Division of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, Department of Radiology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
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Aaron M. Cypess,

Affiliation Diabetes, Endocrinology, and Obesity Branch, NIDDK, NIH, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America
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Madhusmita Misra

Affiliations Pediatric Endocrine Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America, Neuroendocrine Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
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Effect of Chronic Athletic Activity on Brown Fat in Young Women

Vibha Singhal,
Giovana D. Maffazioli,
Kate E. Ackerman,
Hang Lee,
Elisa F. Elia,
Ryan Woolley,
Gerald Kolodny,
Aaron M. Cypess,
Madhusmita Misra

Published: May 31, 2016
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0156353

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