| thermogenesis |
Thermogenesis is the process of heat production. Non-shivering thermogenesis usually occurs in brown adipose tissue (brown fat) that is present in newborn and hibernating mammals and in human infants. It is a process where substances such as free fatty acids (derived from triacylglycerols) remove purine (ADP,GDP... ...
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| thermogenesis |
therm-o-JEN-i-sis Generating heat metabolically. 772
Ãâó: www.mhhe.com/biosci/genbio/life/glossaryt.mhtml
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| thermogenic |
The process of fat or calorie burning caused by increasing heat output.
Ãâó: www.nutros.com/nsr-05zzz.html
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| thermogenesis |
The generation of heat, particularly in brown fat deposits, that provides necessary warmth, and may also be a way the body burns excess food and so avoids weight gain.
Ãâó: www.hec.ohio-state.edu/bitf/eatgloss.htm
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| thermogenetic |
1. pertaining to thermogenesis. 2. thermogenic.
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