Phylogenetic differences of mammalian basal metabolic rate are not explained by mitochondrial basal proton leak

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 279, Issue 1726, 2011, Pages 185-193

  Polymeropoulos, E T ^a   Heldmaier, G ^b   Frappell, P B ^a   Mcallan, B M ^c   Withers, K W ^d   Klingenspor, M ^e   White, C R ^f   Jastroch, M ^g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^b PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^e TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^f UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^g BUCK INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH ON AGING   (United States)

Author keywords

Basal metabolic rate; Basal proton leak; Eutherians; Liver; Marsupials; Mitochondria

Indexed keywords

ALLOMETRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIVERGENCE; ENDOTHERMY; HABITAT TYPE; MARSUPIAL; METABOLISM; MITOCHONDRION; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; PHYLOGENETICS; RODENT;

EID: 81855224789     PISSN: 09628452     EISSN: 14712970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2011.0881     Document Type: Article

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