Effect of Genetic Obesity on Thermoregulatory Activity Responses to Inversion of the Light/Dark Cycle

Biological Research For Nursing

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 249-256

  Jarosz, Patricia A ^a   Lennie, Terry A ^b   Rowsey, Pamela J ^c   Metzger, Bonnie L ^d  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SCHOOL OF NURSING   (United States)

Author keywords

circadian rhythms; core temperature; fatty Zucker rat; genetic obesity; spontaneous activity

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DARKNESS; FEMALE; GENETICS; LIGHT; OBESITY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RAT; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT; THERMOREGULATION; ZUCKER RAT;

ANIMALS; BODY TEMPERATURE REGULATION; DARKNESS; FEMALE; LIGHT; OBESITY; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RATS, ZUCKER;

EID: 0035323283     PISSN: 10998004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/109980040100200404     Document Type: Article

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