Search Ontology:
GO: Biological Process

regulation of brown fat cell differentiation

Term ID
GO:0090335
Synonyms
Definition
Any process that modulates the rate, frequency, or extent of brown fat cell differentiation. Brown fat cell differentiation is the process in which a relatively unspecialized cell acquires specialized features of a brown adipocyte, an animal connective tissue cell involved in adaptive thermogenesis. Brown adipocytes contain multiple small droplets of triglycerides and a high number of mitochondria.
References
  • Reactome:R-HSA-9843743
Ontology
GO: Biological Process    QuickGO    AmiGO
Relationships
is a type of
has subtype
regulates
Phenotype
Phenotype caused by Genes