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Debugging the host browns the fat

Microbiota depletion promotes type 2 cytokine signaling and browning in white adipose tissue of mice.

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Figure 1: Gut microbiota reversibly regulates the browning of beige adipose tissue.

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Yeoh, B., Vijay-Kumar, M. Debugging the host browns the fat. Nat Med 21, 1390–1391 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1038/nm.3999

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