Photoperiod and temperature can regulate body mass, serum leptin concentration, and uncoupling protein 1 in Brandt's voles (Lasiopodomys brandtii) and Mongolian gerbils (Meriones unguiculatus)

Physiological and Biochemical Zoology

Volumn 80, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 326-334

  Li, Xing Sheng ^a,b,c   Wang, De Hua ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF ZOOLOGY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

^c OCEAN UNIVERSITY OF CHINA   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

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

ACCLIMATION; ADAPTATION; BODY MASS; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HORMONE; PHOTOPERIOD; PROTEIN; RODENT; SEASONAL VARIATION; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ARVICOLINAE; BLOOD; BODY WEIGHT; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GERBIL; METABOLISM; PHOTOPERIODICITY; PHYSIOLOGY; TEMPERATURE; TIME;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMALS; ARVICOLINAE; BODY WEIGHT; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GERBILLINAE; ION CHANNELS; LEPTIN; MITOCHONDRIAL PROTEINS; PHOTOPERIOD; TEMPERATURE; TIME FACTORS;

GERBILLINAE; LASIOPODOMYS BRANDTII; MAMMALIA; MERIONES UNGUICULATUS; MURIDAE;

EID: 34147221113     PISSN: 15222152     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/513189     Document Type: Article

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