Energy budget during lactation in striped hamsters at different ambient temperatures

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 214, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 988-995

  Zhao, Zhi Jun ^a  

^a LIAOCHENG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Energy budget; Lactation; Prolacton; Resting metabolic rate; Striped hamster; Sustained energy intake

Indexed keywords

PROLACTIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BASAL METABOLIC RATE; BLOOD; BODY WEIGHT; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HAMSTER; LACTATION; LITTER SIZE; PHYSIOLOGY; TEMPERATURE;

ANIMALS; BASAL METABOLISM; BODY WEIGHT; CRICETINAE; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; LACTATION; LITTER SIZE; PROLACTIN; TEMPERATURE;

ANIMALIA; CRICETINAE;

EID: 79951976097     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.049395     Document Type: Article

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