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Biochem J. 1988 Feb 01;249(3):831-8. doi: 10.1042/bj2490831.

Alpha 1- and beta-adrenergic receptors in brown adipose tissue of lean (Fa/?) and obese (fa/fa) Zucker rats. Effects of cold-acclimation, sucrose feeding and adrenalectomy.

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A Raasmaja, D A York

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  1. Wenner-Gren Institute, University of Stockholm, Sweden.

PMID: 2895637 PMCID: PMC1148782 DOI: 10.1042/bj2490831
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Abstract

1. The populations of alpha 1- and beta-adrenergic receptors in brown adipose tissue (BAT) of genetically obese Zucker rats (fa/fa) were studied with [3H]prazosin and [3H]CGP-12177 respectively. 2. The density of alpha 1-adrenergic receptors in BAT was significantly lower in obese than in lean Zucker rats, both at 2-4 months of age and at 6 weeks of age. The density of beta-adrenergic receptors was identical in BAT of lean and obese 6-week-old Zucker rats. 3. Cold-acclimation increased the alpha 1-receptor density significantly in BAT of both lean and obese Zucker rats, and the number of beta-receptors was also somewhat increased. 4. Sucrose feeding did not affect the density of alpha 1-receptors in BAT of lean or obese Zucker rats, but it increased beta-receptor density. 5. Adrenalectomy restored the density of alpha 1-adrenergic receptors in BAT of obese Zucker rats to the value observed in lean rats. 6. It is concluded that there is a direct correlation between alpha 1-receptor density and tissue recruitment, and that alpha 1-receptor density is thus positively correlated with sympathetic activity. beta-Receptor density is apparently better correlated with feeding conditions.

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