ISSN 1662-4009 (online)

ey0016.11-10 | Brown Adipose Tissue: The Story Goes On | ESPEYB16

11.10. Brown adipose tissue in prepubertal children: associations with sex, birthweight, and metabolic profile

R Malpique , JM Gallego-Escuredo , G Sebastiani , J Villarroya , A Lopez-Bermejo , F de Zegher , F Villarroya , L Ibanez

To read the full abstract: Int J Obes 2019; 43(2): 384–91Studies regarding brown adipose tissue (BAT) activity in children are scarce due to the difficulties in detecting BAT by imaging and the need for elaborate techniques to measure BAT activity. Here, prepubertal children born small for gestational age (SGA, n=41) and children born appropriate for gestational age (AGA, <...