Journal article
Reducing peripheral serotonin turns up the heat in brown fat
AL Carey, BA Kingwell
Nature Medicine | NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP | Published : 2015
DOI: 10.1038/nm.3797
Abstract
Obesity is a major risk factor for chronic disease. A new study in mice reveals that lowering levels of the signaling molecule serotonin outside of the brain reduces obesity and its complications by increasing brown adipose tissue (BAT) energy expenditure.