Adipocytes, also known as fat cells, come in three main types: white, brown, and beige. White fat cells are structurally quite simple, comprising a single fat molecule and a few organelles. The ...

Hypoxia initiates a cascade of acclimatory mechanisms in mammals, ranging from cellular metabolic adjustments to systemic and behavioural modifications. To cope with reduced oxygen availability, ...

Tsukuba, Japan—Maintaining body temperature in cold environments is critical for survival. However, the detailed mechanisms remain elusive. The body employs two methods for heat production: ...

Figure1. In many cell types, the energy from food is efficiently stored as ATP. In brown fat, (above) UCP allows energy losses to produce heat. October 4, 2018 Last month I showed you how humans ...