Thermogenesis

"Thermogenesis" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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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.

Descriptor ID	D022722
MeSH Number(s)	G07.110.232.778 G07.410.421.778 G16.012.500.535.778
Concept/Terms	Thermogenesis Thermogenesis Thermogeneses Heat Production Production, Heat Adaptive Thermogenesis Adaptive Thermogenesis Thermogenesis, Adaptive Nonshivering Thermogenesis Thermogenesis, Nonshivering Facultative Thermogenesis Thermogenesis, Facultative

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Thermogenesis".

Biological Sciences [G]
Physiological Phenomena [G07]
Body Temperature [G07.110]
Body Temperature Regulation [G07.110.232]
Thermogenesis [G07.110.232.778]
Homeostasis [G07.410]
Body Temperature Regulation [G07.410.421]
Thermogenesis [G07.410.421.778]
Biological Phenomena [G16]
Adaptation, Biological [G16.012]
Adaptation, Physiological [G16.012.500]
Body Temperature Regulation [G16.012.500.535]
Thermogenesis [G16.012.500.535.778]

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is related to "Thermogenesis".

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Thermogenesis".

Thermogenesis
Shivering

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
2004	0	1	1
2011	1	0	1
2014	0	1	1
2015	0	1	1
2017	0	1	1
2018	1	1	2
2019	1	1	2
2020	1	0	1
2021	1	3	4
2022	0	1	1
2024	0	1	1
2025	0	1	1

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Santiago PJD, Shimada BK, Alfulaij N, Hallam KA, Soares AG, Young V, Swanson SM, Remedios GL, Toh P, Seale LA. Targeted Disruption of Selenocysteine Lyase in Brown Adipocytes Controls Glutathione Peroxidase 1 and 4 Expression in Males. Biol Trace Elem Res. 2026 May; 204(5):3437-3450.

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Funabashi D, Dobashi S, Sameshima K, Sagayama H, Nishijima T, Matsui T. Acute Vigorous Exercise Decreases Subsequent Nonexercise Physical Activity and Body Temperature Linked to Weight Gain. Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2024 Oct 01; 56(10):1964-1975.

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Shimada BK, Watanabe LM, Swanson S, Toh P, Seale LA. Selenium and selenoproteins in thermogenic adipocytes. Arch Biochem Biophys. 2022 11 30; 731:109445.

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Knights AJ, Liu S, Ma Y, Nudell VS, Perkey E, Sorensen MJ, Kennedy RT, Maillard I, Ye L, Jun H, Wu J. Acetylcholine-synthesizing macrophages in subcutaneous fat are regulated by ?2 -adrenergic signaling. EMBO J. 2021 12 15; 40(24):e106061.

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Baskaran P, Nazminia K, Frantz J, O'Neal J, Thyagarajan B. Mice lacking endogenous TRPV1 express reduced levels of thermogenic proteins and are susceptible to diet-induced obesity and metabolic dysfunction. FEBS Lett. 2021 07; 595(13):1768-1781.

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Pervin S, Reddy ST, Singh R. Novel Roles of Follistatin/Myostatin in Transforming Growth Factor-? Signaling and Adipose Browning: Potential for Therapeutic Intervention in Obesity Related Metabolic Disorders. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne). 2021; 12:653179.

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Seale LA, Ogawa-Wong AN, Watanabe LM, Khadka VS, Menor M, Torres DJ, Carlson BA, Hatfield DL, Berry MJ. Adaptive Thermogenesis in a Mouse Model Lacking Selenoprotein Biosynthesis in Brown Adipocytes. Int J Mol Sci. 2021 Jan 09; 22(2).

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Jun H, Ma Y, Chen Y, Gong J, Liu S, Wang J, Knights AJ, Qiao X, Emont MP, Xu XZS, Kajimura S, Wu J. Adrenergic-Independent Signaling via CHRNA2 Regulates Beige Fat Activation. Dev Cell. 2020 07 06; 54(1):106-116.e5.

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Tajima K, Ikeda K, Chang HY, Chang CH, Yoneshiro T, Oguri Y, Jun H, Wu J, Ishihama Y, Kajimura S. Mitochondrial lipoylation integrates age-associated decline in brown fat thermogenesis. Nat Metab. 2019 09; 1(9):886-898.

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Baskaran P, Markert L, Bennis J, Zimmerman L, Fox J, Thyagarajan B. Assessment of Pharmacology, Safety, and Metabolic activity of Capsaicin Feeding in Mice. Sci Rep. 2019 06 13; 9(1):8588.

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