Nonshivering thermogenesis in a marsupial (the Tasmanian bettong Bettongia gaimardi) is not attributable to brown adipose tissue

Physiological and Biochemical Zoology

Volumn 72, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 699-704

  Rose, Randy W ^a   West, Adrian K ^a   Ye, Ji Ming ^a,b   McCormack, Graeme H ^a   Colquhoun, Eric Q ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^b GARVAN INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCLIMATIZATION; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; BROWN ADIPOSE TISSUE; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; NONSHIVERING THERMOGENESIS; NORADRENALIN; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE PROBE; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REACTION ANALYSIS; TEMPERATURE; UNCOUPLING PROTEIN 1;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ADIPOSE TISSUE, BROWN; ANIMALS; BODY TEMPERATURE; BODY TEMPERATURE REGULATION; FEMALE; MALE; MARSUPIALIA; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; TEMPERATURE;

ANIMALIA; BETTONGIA; BETTONGIA GAIMARDI; MACROPUS SP.; METATHERIA; POTOROIDAE; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0033232592     PISSN: 15222152     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/316709     Document Type: Article

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