The specialized mammalian tissue/organ in which fuel oxidation serves not to produce ATP but to generate heat is:: (A) Adrenal gland, (B) Skeletal muscle, (C) Brown adipose tissue, (D) Heart
Answer is C. Ans. C. Brown adipose tissueBrown adipose tissue contains thermogenin, which is a physiological uncoupler of oxidative phosphorylation. This process is called Nonshivering Thermogenesis.