adipose tissue
• mitochondrial valine oxidation is reduced by 70% in brown adipose tissue (BAT) indicating reduced branched amino acid oxidation
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homeostasis/metabolism
• prostaglandin E2 (PGE2)-induced febrile response is substantially attenuated relative to controls, with lower total heat production and lower maximum temperature
• however, no difference in the velocity of the initial rise in iBAT temperature for the first 5 min after PGE2 administration is seen
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growth/size/body
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• mice exhibit normal body weight and tissue mass of metabolic organs, including brown adipose tissue, liver, white adipose tissue, and skeletal muscle on a regular chow diet and no differences in brown adipocytes are seen
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