Limits to sustained energy intake. XV. Effects of wheel running on the energy budget during lactation

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 216, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 2316-2327

  Zhao, Zhi Jun ^a,b   Król, Elzbieta ^a,c   Moille, Sophie ^a   Gamo, Yuko ^a   Speakman, John R ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b WENZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c MAMMAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Poland)

^d INSTITUTE OF GENETICS AND DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Activity; Body temperature; Food intake; Growth; Heat dissipation limitation; Pregnancy; Programming; Reproductive performance

Indexed keywords

ACTIVITY; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BODY TEMPERATURE; CALORIC INTAKE; EATING; ENERGY METABOLISM; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; GROWTH; HEAT DISSIPATION LIMITATION; LACTATION; MOUSE; PREGNANCY; PROGRAMMING; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; RUNNING; THERMOGENESIS;

ACTIVITY; BODY TEMPERATURE; FOOD INTAKE; GROWTH; HEAT DISSIPATION LIMITATION; PREGNANCY; PROGRAMMING; REPRODUCTIVE PERFORMANCE;

ANIMALS; EATING; ENERGY INTAKE; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; LACTATION; MICE; PHYSICAL EXERTION; RUNNING; THERMOGENESIS;

ANIMALIA; MUS;

EID: 84878563070     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.078402     Document Type: Article

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