Metabolism of normothermic woodchucks during prolonged fasting

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 207, Issue 26, 2004, Pages 4525-4533

  Reidy, Shannon P ^a,b   Weber, Jean Michel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Energy expenditure; Food deprivation; Fuel selection; Lipids; Marmota monax; Metabolic depression; Metabolic rate; Oxygen consumption; Protein sparing; Rabbit; Woodchuck

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; NITROGEN;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; CALORIMETRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIET RESTRICTION; ENERGY METABOLISM; METABOLISM; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSIOLOGY; PROTEIN INTAKE; RABBIT; SCIURIDAE; SEASON;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; BODY COMPOSITION; CALORIMETRY, INDIRECT; CARBON DIOXIDE; DIETARY PROTEINS; ENERGY METABOLISM; FASTING; MARMOTA; NITROGEN; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; RABBITS; SEASONS;

MAMMALIA; MARMOTA; MARMOTA MONAX; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; SCIURIDAE;

EID: 13144249236     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.01307     Document Type: Article

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