Photoperiodic effects on body mass, energy balance and hypothalamic gene expression in the bank vole

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 207, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 165-177

  Peacock, W L ^a   Krol E ^a   Moar, K M ^b   McLaren, J S ^a   Mercer, J G ^b   Speakman, J R ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b ROWETT RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bank vole; Clethrionomys glareolus; Daily energy expenditure (DEE); Doubly labelled water (DLW) technique; Hypothalamic neuropeptides; Resting metabolic rate (RMR); Seasonal adaptation

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR; MELANOCORTIN 3 RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ARVICOLINAE; AUTORADIOGRAPHY; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY CONSTITUTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EATING; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETICS; HYPOTHALAMUS; MALE; PHOTOPERIODICITY; PHYSIOLOGY; SEASON; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALS; ARVICOLINAE; AUTORADIOGRAPHY; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY CONSTITUTION; CORTICOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; EATING; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; HYPOTHALAMUS; MALE; PHOTOPERIOD; RECEPTOR, MELANOCORTIN, TYPE 3; SEASONS; SEX FACTORS;

ANIMALIA; CLETHRIONOMYS; CLETHRIONOMYS GLAREOLUS; EUKARYOTA; MURIDAE; RODENTIA;

EID: 0348226696     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.00719     Document Type: Article

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