Search Ontology:
GO: Biological Process

positive regulation of brown fat cell differentiation

Term ID
GO:0090336
Synonyms
Definition
Any process that increases 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.
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Ontology
GO: Biological Process    QuickGO    AmiGO
Relationships
is a type of
positively regulates
Phenotype
Phenotype caused by Genes
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