thermogenesis

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These results were an illustration of what is called adaptive thermogenesis — a seemingly permanent reduced resting metabolism in people who have lost a large amount of weight.

From Washington Post

To the casual observer, this might look like a bad case of procrastination, but it all counts to boost my non-exercise activity thermogenesis, or NEAT, which is essentially the energy I burn when I’m not sleeping, eating, resting or deliberately exercising.

From Washington Post

However, Zeng et al. found that loss of Clstn3b does not affect the expression of genes involved in adipocyte development, thermogenesis or mitochondrial function, including the gene that encodes UCP1.

From Nature

Strikingly, when the researchers genetically engineered ‘knockout’ mice that lack Clstn3b, the animals rapidly developed hypothermia in response to acute cold, which is indicative of defective thermogenesis.

From Nature

Remarkably, forced expression of S100b in the brown adipocytes of Clstn3b-knockout mice is sufficient to correct the deficits in sympathetic innervation and thermogenesis in these animals.

From Nature