Thermogenesis, food intake and serum leptin in cold-exposed lactating Brandt's voles Lasiopodomys brandtii

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 210, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 512-521

  Zhang, Xue Ying ^a,b   Wang, De Hua ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF ZOOLOGY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Brandt's vole; Cold exposure; Food intake; Lactation; Lasiopodomys brandtii; Serum leptin; Uncoupling protein 1 (UCP1)

Indexed keywords

ION CHANNEL; LEPTIN; MITOCHONDRIAL PROTEIN; MITOCHONDRIAL UNCOUPLING PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACCLIMATIZATION; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ARVICOLINAE; BASAL METABOLIC RATE; BLOOD; BODY SIZE; BROWN ADIPOSE TISSUE; COLD; EATING; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; LACTATION; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; THERMOGENESIS;

ACCLIMATIZATION; ADIPOSE TISSUE, BROWN; ANIMALS; ARVICOLINAE; BASAL METABOLISM; BODY SIZE; COLD; EATING; FEMALE; ION CHANNELS; LACTATION; LEPTIN; MITOCHONDRIAL PROTEINS; THERMOGENESIS;

ANIMALIA; LASIOPODOMYS BRANDTII; MAMMALIA; MURIDAE;

EID: 33847410979     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.02659     Document Type: Article

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