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Pros and cons for the evidence of adaptive non-shivering thermogenesis in marsupials
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Jastroch, M and Polymeropoulos, ET and Gaudry, MJ, Pros and cons for the evidence of adaptive non-shivering thermogenesis in marsupials, Journal of Comparative Physiology B, 191, (6) pp. 1085-1095. ISSN 0174-1578 (2021) [Refereed Article]
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DOI: doi:10.1007/s00360-021-01362-0
Abstract
The thermogenic mechanisms supporting endothermy are still not fully understood in all major mammalian subgroups. In placental mammals, brown adipose tissue currently represents the most accepted source of adaptive non-shivering thermogenesis. Its mitochondrial protein UCP1 (uncoupling protein 1) catalyzes heat production, but the conservation of this mechanism is unclear in non-placental mammals and lost in some placentals. Here, we review the evidence for and against adaptive non-shivering thermogenesis in marsupials, which diverged from placentals about 120-160 million years ago. We critically discuss potential mechanisms that may be involved in the heat-generating process among marsupials.
Item Details
| Item Type: | Refereed Article |
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| Keywords: | marsupials, adaptive non-shivering thermogenesis, brown adipose tissue, endothermy |
| Research Division: | Biological Sciences |
| Research Group: | Ecology |
| Research Field: | Ecological physiology |
| Objective Division: | Expanding Knowledge |
| Objective Group: | Expanding knowledge |
| Objective Field: | Expanding knowledge in the biological sciences |
| UTAS Author: | Polymeropoulos, ET (Dr Elias Polymeropoulos) |
| ID Code: | 150612 |
| Year Published: | 2021 |
| Web of Science® Times Cited: | 6 |
| Deposited By: | Directorate |
| Deposited On: | 2022-06-22 |
| Last Modified: | 2022-10-05 |
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