Brown adipose tissue in the buccal fat pad during infancy.

<h4>Background</h4>The buccal fat pad (BFP) is an encapsulated mass of adipose tissue thought to enhance the sucking capabilities of the masticatory muscles during infancy. To date, no conclusive evidence has been provided as to the composition of the BFP in early postnatal life.<h4&g...

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Main Authors: Skorn Ponrartana, Shilpa Patil, Patricia C Aggabao, Zdena Pavlova, Sherin U Devaskar, Vicente Gilsanz
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/8c11124d18514df4a3becbef28f1c579
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