The energy budget, thermogenic capacity and behavior in Swiss mice exposed to a consecutive decrease in temperatures

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 213, Issue 23, 2010, Pages 3988-3997

  Zhao, Zhi Jun ^a   Chi, Qing Sheng ^b   Cao, Jing ^a   Han, Ying Dong ^a  

^a LIAOCHENG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF ZOOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Behavior; Nonshivering thermogenesis (NST); Resting metabolic rate (RMR); Sustainable energy intake (SusEI); Swiss mice; Thyroid hormones

Indexed keywords

LIOTHYRONINE; THYROXINE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; BASAL METABOLIC RATE; BLOOD; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY WEIGHT; COLD; DIGESTION; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; GROOMING; MALE; MOUSE; OBESITY; PHYSIOLOGY; THERMOGENESIS; TIME;

ADIPOSITY; ANIMALS; BASAL METABOLISM; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY WEIGHT; COLD TEMPERATURE; DIGESTION; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; GROOMING; MALE; MICE; THERMOGENESIS; THYROXINE; TIME FACTORS; TRIIODOTHYRONINE;

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA; MUS;

EID: 78650074435     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.046821     Document Type: Article

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