Irisin, Turning Up the Heat Francesc Villarroya Cell Metabolism Volume 15, Issue 3, Pages 277-278 (March 2012) DOI: 10.1016/j.cmet.2012.02.010 Copyright © 2012 Elsevier Inc. Terms and Conditions
Figure 1 “Browning” Effect of Irisin in White Adipose Tissue Irisin is released from skeletal muscle, especially after exercise. Irisin triggers the differentiation of precursor cells present within the white adipose tissue into cells with brown adipocyte characteristics such as high abundance of uncoupling protein-1, multilocular fat droplets, and mitochondria. Cell Metabolism 2012 15, 277-278DOI: (10.1016/j.cmet.2012.02.010) Copyright © 2012 Elsevier Inc. Terms and Conditions