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PMID: 13989313 Published · ppublish English Journal Article

Brown fat: thermogenic effect during arousal from hibernation in the bat.

Science (New York, N.Y.) ·Vol. 140 ·No. 3573 ·1963-06-21 ·Pages 1333-4

SMALLEY RL, DRYER RL

Abstract

In the bat Eptesicus fuscus the temperature of brown fat exceeded that of other tissues by about 3 degrees C during the late stages of arousal from hibernation. Heat production seems to be a major function of brown fat in the hibernating mammal.

Keywords
ADIPOSE TISSUE BODY TEMPERATURE REGULATION HIBERNATION
MeSH Terms
Adipose Tissue Adipose Tissue, Brown Animals Arousal Body Temperature Regulation Chiroptera Hibernation Thermogenesis
Authors & Affiliations
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SMALLEY R L
DRYER R L
Article Info
Journal
Science (New York, N.Y.)
Abbr.
Science
ISSN
0036-8075
DOI
10.1126/science.140.3573.1333
Published
1963-06-21
Pages
1333-4
Language
English
Region
United States
NLM ID
0404511
Subset
OM
External Links
PubMed source DOI: 10.1126/science.140.3573.1333 View journal details
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