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obesity

Brown fat cells provide hope for obesity research

Monday, November 09, 2009 || Hillary Black

National researchers in cell biology have identified proteins that turn normal skin cells into brown fat cells, which use energy to generate heat.

Tags: Fat, fat cells, obesity, research
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