Development of endothermy in a tasmanian marsupial, Bettongia gaimardi and its response to cold and noradrenaline

Journal of Comparative Physiology - B Biochemical, Systemic, and Environmental Physiology

Volumn 168, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 359-363

  Rose, R W ^a,b   Kuswanti, N ^a   Colquhoun, E Q ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^b FPMIPA   (Indonesia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NORADRENALIN; THYROXINE;

AGE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BLOOD; COLD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HEAT; MARSUPIAL; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSIOLOGY; THERMOREGULATION;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; BODY TEMPERATURE REGULATION; COLD; HEAT; MARSUPIALIA; NOREPINEPHRINE; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; TASMANIA; THYROXINE;

EID: 0032128277     PISSN: 01741578     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003600050155     Document Type: Article

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