a dark-coloured adipose tissue with many blood vessels, involved in the rapid production of heat in hibernating animals and human babies
棕脂组织,肩胛间腺。
n. 棕脂组织;肩胛间腺
Before we all turn our thermostats down or consider joining the Polar Bear Club, can brown fat actually cause weight loss?
在我们把所有恒温关掉或考虑加入北极熊俱乐部之前,棕色脂肪真的能让体重减轻吗?
Research suggests it also helps create brown fat.
研究显示,它也有助于生成褐色脂肪。
Called brown fat, it burns energy rather than storing it.
这种脂肪名为褐色脂肪,与普通脂肪不同,其作用是消耗能量,而非储存能量。
Don’t expect a brown fat treatment anytime soon, though.
即使这样,不要指望近期能有“灰色脂肪治疗”。
Other mammals and human infants rely on brown fat to keep warm.
婴儿,还有其它哺乳动物都靠这种脂肪组织来产热。
a dark-coloured adipose tissue with many blood vessels, involved in the rapid production of heat in hibernating animals and human babies
棕脂组织,肩胛间腺。
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