ISSN:
0003-276X
Keywords:
Life and Medical Sciences
;
Cell & Developmental Biology
Source:
Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
Topics:
Medicine
Notes:
Intact and denervated brown fat lobes of normal and cold-exposed mice were studied by light and electron microscopy. Following two weeks of denervation in normal and cold-exposed mice, denervated brown fat cells were hypertrophied because of lipid accumulation. In normal mice there was a transient increase in glycogen. In cold-exposed mice, the quantity of glycogen in intact and denervated brown fat was greater than in normal mice. Mitochondria increased in size, and the number of cristae was greater in intact fat of cold-exposed mice than in denervated brown fat. Carbon perfusion of blood vessels demonstrated a decreased capillary bed in denervated fat. Capillary constriction noted only in denervated brown fat is indicative of reduced blood flow.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ar.1091790410
