The mouse thermoregulatory system: Its impact on translating biomedical data to humans

Physiology and Behavior

Volumn 179, Issue , 2017, Pages 55-66

  Gordon, Christopher J ^a  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavior; Core temperature; Extrapolation; Hypothermia; Metabolic rate; Preferred temperature; Thermal conductance

Indexed keywords

ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; BIOMEDICINE; CALORIC RESTRICTION; CORE TEMPERATURE; EXPERIMENTAL MOUSE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; METABOLIC REGULATION; NONHUMAN; OBESITY; PHARMACOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; THERMOREGULATION; TOXICOLOGY; ANIMAL; HUMAN; MOUSE; PHYSIOLOGY; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH;

ANIMALS; BODY TEMPERATURE REGULATION; HUMANS; MICE; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; TRANSLATIONAL MEDICAL RESEARCH;

EID: 85019885382     PISSN: 00319384     EISSN: 1873507X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2017.05.026     Document Type: Review

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