Brown Adipose Tissue Methods and Protocols

This detailed volume explores techniques for researching brown adipose tissue (BAT) and the fascinating biology and therapeutic potential of thermogenic adipocytes. The content reflects the advancing technologies in genetics, imaging, and 'omics strategies that are allowing researchers to probe...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Guertin, David A. (Editor), Wolfrum, Christian (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY Humana 2022, 2022
Edition:1st ed. 2022
Series:Methods in Molecular Biology
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Brown Adipose Tissue: A Short Historical Perspective
  • Brown Fat Anatomy in Humans and Rodents
  • Analysis of Thermogenesis Experiments with CalR
  • A Clearing Method for Three-Dimensional Imaging of Adipose Tissue
  • Activating Human Adipose Tissue with the β3-Adrenergic Agonist Mirabegron
  • Fluorescent and Luminescent Methods to Detect Lipolysis
  • Metabolic Turnover Studies to Quantify Energy Uptake by Thermogenic Adipose Tissues of Mice
  • Stable Isotope Tracing and Metabolomics to Study In Vivo Brown Adipose Tissue Metabolic Fluxes
  • Activation of UCP1-Independent Ca2+ Cycling Thermogenesis by Wireless Optogenetics
  • Measurement of Futile Creatine Cycling Using Respirometry
  • Analysis of Enhancers and Transcriptional Networks in Thermogenic Adipocytes
  • Diet-Induced Thermogenesis: Principles and Pitfalls
  • Fluorescent Genetic Tools for Studying Brown Fat Development and Function in Mice
  • Isolation and Characterization of Human Brown Adipocytes
  • Setting Ambient Temperature Conditions to Optimize Translation of Molecular Work from the Mouse to Human: The ‘Goldilocks Solution’
  • Signaling Lipidomic Analysis of Thermogenic Adipocytes
  • Blood Sampling for Arteriovenous Difference Measurements Across Interscapular Brown Adipose Tissue in Rat
  • In Vivo Imaging of Brown Adipose Tissue in Humans: FDG-PET/CT and Beyond
  • Analysis of Single Cell/Nucleus Transcriptome Data in Adipose Tissue