Changes of Ucp1, D2 (Dio2) and Glut4 (Slc2a4) mRNA expression in response to short-term cold exposure in the house musk shrew (Suncus murinus)

Experimental Animals

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 279-288

  Suzuki, Daisuke ^a   Murata, Yoshikaru ^a   Oda, Sen Ichi ^a  

^a NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Brown adipose tissue; Cold intolerance; Suncus murinos; Sympathetic nervous system; Uncoupling protein 1

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE TRANSPORTER 4; MESSENGER RNA; THYROXINE DEIODINASE; THYROXINE DEIODINASE 2; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNCOUPLING PROTEIN 1; IODIDE PEROXIDASE; IODOTHYRONINE DEIODINASE TYPE II; ION CHANNEL; MITOCHONDRIAL PROTEIN; MITOCHONDRIAL UNCOUPLING PROTEIN;

ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BROWN ADIPOSE TISSUE; COLD EXPOSURE; COLD TOLERANCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; INNERVATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SHREW; THERMOGENESIS; ANIMAL; BIOSYNTHESIS; COLD; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; TIME; WHITE ADIPOSE TISSUE;

MAMMALIA; SUNCUS; SUNCUS MURINUS;

ADIPOSE TISSUE, BROWN; ADIPOSE TISSUE, WHITE; ANIMALS; COLD; GENE EXPRESSION; GLUCOSE TRANSPORTER TYPE 4; IODIDE PEROXIDASE; ION CHANNELS; MALE; MITOCHONDRIAL PROTEINS; RNA, MESSENGER; SHREWS; SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 34548593477     PISSN: 13411357     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1538/expanim.56.279     Document Type: Article

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