Thermogenesis
"Thermogenesis" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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The generation of heat in order to maintain body temperature. The uncoupled oxidation of fatty acids contained within brown adipose tissue and SHIVERING are examples of thermogenesis in MAMMALS.
| Descriptor ID |
D022722
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| MeSH Number(s) |
G07.110.232.778 G07.700.345.421.778 G16.100.057.500.535.778
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| Concept/Terms |
Thermogenesis- Thermogenesis
- Thermogeneses
- Heat Production
- Production, Heat
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Thermogenesis" by people in Profiles.
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Manohar C, McCrady S, Pavlidis IT, Levine JA. An accelerometer-based earpiece to monitor and quantify physical activity. J Phys Act Health. 2009 Nov; 6(6):781-9.
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Zderic TW, Hamilton MT. Physical inactivity amplifies the sensitivity of skeletal muscle to the lipid-induced downregulation of lipoprotein lipase activity. J Appl Physiol (1985). 2006 Jan; 100(1):249-57.