Links between thermoregulation and aging in endotherms and ectotherms

Temperature

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 73-85

  Flouris, Andreas D ^a   Piantoni, Carla ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THESSALY   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

ambient temperature; body temperature; brown adipose tissue; cold exposure; lifespan; longevity

Indexed keywords

EID: 85012126318     PISSN: 23328940     EISSN: 23328959     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4161/23328940.2014.989793     Document Type: Review

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