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Descriptor English: Thermogenesis
Descriptor Spanish: Termogénesis
Descriptor termogénesis
Entry term(s) producción de calor
termogénesis adaptativa
termogénesis facultativa
termogénesis sin escalofríos
Scope note: Generación de calor con el fin de mantener la temperatura corporal. La oxidación desacoplada de la grasa parda y la TIRITONA son ejemplos de termogénesis en los MAMÍFEROS.
Descriptor Portuguese: Termogênese
Descriptor French: Thermogenèse
Entry term(s): Adaptive Thermogenesis
Facultative Thermogenesis
Heat Production
Nonshivering Thermogenesis
Production, Heat
Thermogeneses
Thermogenesis, Adaptive
Thermogenesis, Facultative
Thermogenesis, Nonshivering
Tree number(s): G07.110.232.778
G07.410.421.778
G16.012.500.535.778
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D022722
Scope note: The generation of heat in order to maintain body temperature. The uncoupled oxidation of fatty acids contained within brown adipose tissue and SHIVERING are examples of thermogenesis in MAMMALS.
Allowable Qualifiers: DE drug effects
GE genetics
IM immunology
PH physiology
RE radiation effects
Previous Indexing: Body Temperature Regulation (1966-2000)
Public MeSH Note: 2001; for HEAT PRODUCTION see BODY TEMPERATURE REGULATION 1975-2000
History Note: 2001; for HEAT PRODUCTION use BODY TEMPERATURE REGULATION 1975-2000
DeCS ID: 35427
Unique ID: D022722
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Date Established: 2001/01/01
Date of Entry: 2000/06/22
Revision Date: 2016/07/01
Thermogenesis - Preferred
Concept UI M0358947
Scope note The generation of heat in order to maintain body temperature. The uncoupled oxidation of fatty acids contained within brown adipose tissue and SHIVERING are examples of thermogenesis in MAMMALS.
Preferred term Thermogenesis
Entry term(s) Heat Production
Production, Heat
Thermogeneses
Adaptive Thermogenesis - Related but not broader or narrower
Concept UI M000614636
Preferred term Adaptive Thermogenesis
Entry term(s) Facultative Thermogenesis
Nonshivering Thermogenesis
Thermogenesis, Adaptive
Thermogenesis, Facultative
Thermogenesis, Nonshivering



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