Abstract:Previous studies have indicated that oxytocin (OXT) reduces body weight in high fat diet (HFD)‐induced obese (DIO) rodents, nonhuman primates and obese humans through reductions in energy intake and increases in energy expenditure. Recent findings support a role for brown adipose tissue (BAT) thermogenesis in OXT‐elicited weight loss as chronic administration 1) increases interscapular brown adipose tissue (IBAT) temperature (TIBAT) in DIO rats during a period that coincides with the OXT’s initial weight‐lower… Show more
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