Non-shivering thermogenesis in a carnivorous marsupial, Sarcophilus harrisii, in the absence of UCP1

Journal of Thermal Biology

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 413-420

  Kabat, Alexander P ^a,b   Rose, Randy W ^a   West, Adrian K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^b Discipline of Biochemistry   (Australia)

Author keywords

BAT; Marsupial; Metabolism; NE; Non shivering thermogenesis; Sarcophilus harrisii; UCP1

Indexed keywords

NORADRENALIN; UNCOUPLING PROTEIN 1;

ACCLIMATIZATION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BROWN ADIPOSE TISSUE; CARNIVORE; COLD EXPOSURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HORMONE ACTION; MALE; MARSUPIAL; METABOLIC RATE; NONHUMAN; NONSHIVERING THERMOGENESIS; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REST; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; WESTERN BLOTTING;

EUTHERIA; METATHERIA; SARCOPHILUS HARRISII;

EID: 0038125819     PISSN: 03064565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0306-4565(03)00026-3     Document Type: Article

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