Obesity and its associated metabolic diseases are currently a priority research area. The
increase in global prevalence at different ages is having an enormous economic and health …

The gonadal steroids, including androgens, estrogens and progestogens, are involved in
the control of body fat distribution in humans. Nevertheless, not only the size and localization …

Growth hormone (GH) is critical for achieving normal structural growth. In addition, GH plays
an important role in regulating metabolic function. GH acts through its GH receptor (GHR) to …

Prairie voles have emerged as an important rodent model for understanding the
neuroscience of social behavior. Prairie voles are well known for their capacity for pair …

Brown adipose tissue (BAT) is a highly specialized adipose tissue in its immobile location
and size during the entire adulthood. In response to cold exposure and other β3 …

Brown adipose tissue (BAT) has been considered a vital organ in response to non-shivering
adaptive thermogenesis, which could be activated during cold exposure through the …

Thermogenic brown or beige adipocytes dissipate energy in the form of heat and thereby
counteract obesity and related metabolic complications. The miRNA cluster miR-130b/301b …

The incidence of metabolism-related diseases like obesity and type 2 diabetes mellitus has
reached pandemic levels worldwide and increased gradually. Most of them are listed on the …

Objective Maintaining a constant core body temperature is essential to homeothermic
vertebrate survival. Adaptive thermogenesis in brown adipose tissue and skeletal muscle is …

A passive lifestyle and lack of exercise are triggering factors in increasing metabolic
syndrome, whereas metabolic syndrome is associated with increased morbidity and …