"Uncoupling Protein 3" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A mitochondrial uncoupling protein that is expressed in heart and skeletal muscle tissues. It functions to regulate tissue respiration, energy balance, and THERMOGENESIS. Mutations in the UCP3 gene are associated with OBESITY.
| Descriptor ID |
D000071247
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D12.776.157.530.937.598.875 D12.776.543.585.475.688.875 D12.776.543.585.937.696.875 D12.776.575.750.688.875
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| Concept/Terms |
Uncoupling Protein 3- Uncoupling Protein 3
- Uncoupling Protein-3
- Solute Carrier Family 25 Member 9
- UCP3 Protein
- SLC25A9 Protein
- Mitochondrial Uncoupling Protein 3
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