Biology: The Unity and Diversity of Life (MindTap Course List)
Biology: The Unity and Diversity of Life (MindTap Course List)
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ISBN: 9781337408332
Author: Cecie Starr, Ralph Taggart, Christine Evers, Lisa Starr
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 40, Problem 15SQ
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Introduction: Brown adipose tissue helps the body of many mammals to produce heat. This specialized adipose tissue has mitochondria that use the energy released by fatty acid oxidation to produce heat, rather than ATP.

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