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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2022 Jun 1.
Published in final edited form as: Burns. 2021 Feb 2;47(4):756–764. doi: 10.1016/j.burns.2021.01.009

Figure 2: Diagrammatic representation of the key impacts of burn-induced catecholamine surge on tissue metabolism, and the beneficial effects of beta-blockers.

Figure 2:

The hypothesized benefits of beta1-specific blockade in combination with the inhibition of lipolysis via acipimox is presented. FFA: free fatty acids; IMCL: intramyocellular lipid; TAG: triacylglycerols; WAT: white adipose tissue.