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SUBMITTER: Li H
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6668797 | biostudies-literature | 2019
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Li Haoyu H Zhang Chuanhai C Liu Junyu J Xie Wenya W Xu Wentao W Liang Fei F Huang Kunlun K He Xiaoyun X
PloS one 20190731 7
With rapid economic development, the prevalence of obesity has increased remarkably worldwide. Obesity can induce a variety of metabolic diseases, such as atherosclerosis, diabetes, hypertension and coronary heart disease, which significantly endanger the health and welfare of individuals. Brown and beige fat tissues play an important role in thermogenesis in mammals. Recent studies have shown that follistatin (FST) can potentially induce the browning of white adipose tissue (WAT). In this study ...[more]