adipose tissue
• 50% lower adipose tissue mass
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• about a 2 fold increase in the number of brown adipocytes in the intra-scapular fat pads
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• basal and isoproterenol induced lypolysis rates are increased
• cAMP levels are increased
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homeostasis/metabolism
• reduction in leptin levels is disproportionately low relative to the reduction in fat mass
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• in mice on a high fat diet compared to wild-type littermates
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• gain 35% less weight when placed on a high fat diet
• most of the difference in weight gain results from decreased fat accumulation
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• in mice on a high fat diet compared to wild-type littermates
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• in mice on a high fat diet compared to wild-type controls
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• on a normal chow diet
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liver/biliary system
• resistant to high fat diet induced hepatic steatosis
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muscle
• glucose uptake into muscle is increased
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cellular
• exposure to forskolin induces a greater accumulation of cAMP in MEFs and brown adipose tissue stromal-vascular cells
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• glucose uptake into muscle is increased
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growth/size/body
• gain 35% less weight when placed on a high fat diet
• most of the difference in weight gain results from decreased fat accumulation
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