Atypical β-adrenoceptor on brown adipocytes as target for anti-obesity drugs

Jonathan R.S. Arch; A. T. Ainsworth; Michael A. Cawthorne; Valerie Piercy; Matthew V. Sennitt; Veronica E. Thody; Campbell Wilson; Shelagh Wilson

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ThermogenesisLipolysisBrown adipose tissueEndocrinologyInternal medicineBeta-3 adrenergic receptorChemistryBETA (programming language)FenoterolThermogeninIsoprenalinePopulationAdipocyteAdipose tissueAdrenergic receptorBiologyReceptorMedicineStimulation

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Year: 1984
Type: article
Volume: 309
Issue: 5964
Pages: 163-165
Citations: 728
Access: Closed

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                                    Jonathan R.S. Arch, 
                                
                                    A. T. Ainsworth, 
                                
                                    Michael A. Cawthorne
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (1984). 
                            Atypical β-adrenoceptor on brown adipocytes as target for anti-obesity drugs. 
                            Nature
                            , 309
                            (5964)
                            , 163-165.
                            https://doi.org/10.1038/309163a0
                        

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DOI: 10.1038/309163a0