Thermogenesis in Birds |
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| Authors: | José Eduardo P. W. Bicudo Cláudia R. Vianna José Guilherme Chaui-Berlinck |
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| Affiliation: | (1) Departamento de Fisiologia, Instituto de Biociências, Universidade de São Paulo, 05508-900 São Paulo, SP, Brazil |
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| Abstract: | The article discusses the importance of avian skeletal muscle as a source for heat generation by means of both shivering and non-shivering. Non-shivering thermogenesis in birds is still a polemic issue. Recent evidence at the molecular/cellular level indicates, however, that this type of heat generation may also exist among birds. The involvement of the sarcoplasmic reticulum calcium ATPase in non-shivering thermogenesis is discussed in-depth. |
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| Keywords: | Thermogenesis birds skeletal muscle shivering non-shivering calcium ATPase |
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