regulation of brown fat cell differentiation
id: GO:0090335
name: regulation of brown fat cell differentiation
namespace: biological_process
type: go
obsolete: False
Description: 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.
Child Functions
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GO:0090336 | positive regulation of brown fat cell differentiation |
Parent Functions
id | name |
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GO:0045598 | regulation of fat cell differentiation |