Sympathetic activity in brown adipose tissue from rats adapted to a high protein, carbohydrate-free diet

Journal of the Autonomic Nervous System

Volumn 69, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 1-5

  Brito, Marcia N ^a   Brito, Nilton A ^a   Garófalo, Maria A R ^a   Kettelhut, Isis C ^a   Migliorini, Renato H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Brown adipose tissue; Carbohydrate free diet; Cold exposure; High protein; Norepinephrine turnover

Indexed keywords

CARBOHYDRATE; METIROSINE METHYL ESTER; NORADRENALIN; PROTEIN;

ADAPTATION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BROWN ADIPOSE TISSUE; CARBOHYDRATE DIET; COLD EXPOSURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DIET; RAT; RECTUM TEMPERATURE; SYMPATHETIC TONE; THERMOGENESIS;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ADIPOSE TISSUE, BROWN; ANIMALS; BODY TEMPERATURE REGULATION; COLD; DIETARY CARBOHYDRATES; DIETARY PROTEINS; MALE; NOREPINEPHRINE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM;

EID: 0032478027     PISSN: 01651838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-1838(97)00132-X     Document Type: Article

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