Reposted by Lina Siukstaite
Really happy to share new work from our lab, led by Tamires Serdan, with Heidi Cervantes and Benji Frank. They uncover an elegant evolutionary design where adipocyte progenitors don’t just make fat, they help wire it. www.nature.com/articles/s41... #obesity #metabolism @nyupress.bsky.social
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SLIT3 fragments orchestrate neurovascular expansion and thermogenesis in brown adipose tissue - Nature Communications
Brown adipocytes are embedded within an intricate network of blood vessels and sympathetic nerves that support their development and thermogenic function. This study shows that adipocyte progenitor ce...
