The Lipid Hunter (IMAGE)

University of Utah Health

The Lipid Hunter

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Liquid chromatography -- mass spectrometry (LC-MS) was instrumental in identifying a new lipid fuel source for brown fat, a 'good fat' that generates body heat in response to the cold.

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Charlie Ehlert, University of Utah Health

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