Negative correlation between milk production and brown adipose tissue gene expression in lactating mice

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 214, Issue 24, 2011, Pages 4160-4170

  Król, Elzbieta ^a,b   Martin, Samuel A M ^a   Huhtaniemi, Ilpo T ^c,d   Douglas, Alex ^a   Speakman, John R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b MAMMAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Poland)

^c IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

Author keywords

Heat dissipation limit; Lactation; Leptin; Prolactin

Indexed keywords

HORMONE; LEPTIN; PROLACTIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BROWN ADIPOSE TISSUE; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; LACTATION; METABOLISM; MILK; MOUSE; PHYSIOLOGY;

ADIPOSE TISSUE, BROWN; ANIMALS; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HORMONES; LACTATION; LEPTIN; MICE; MILK; PROLACTIN;

EID: 83155172623     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.061382     Document Type: Article

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