Research in the 1960s and early 1970s contributed greatly to our understanding of the
anatomy and physiology of brown adipose tissue and established its role in the hibernator …

Life-history trade-offs between components of fitness arise because reproduction entails
both gains and costs. Costs of reproduction can be divided into ecological and physiological …

A complete reproductive cycle of ovulation, conception, pregnancy, and lactation is one of
the most energetically expensive activities that a female mammal can undertake. A …

Fat is a major component of milk varying from wx about 2 grl in rhinos to over 500 grl in seals
1. Over 95% of the fat is triacylglycerol, the remainder comprising small amounts of …

Brown adipose tissue (BAT) has the specific function of thermogenesis. Thermogenesis, or
heat production, requires a fuel source. For BAT, the primary fuel source for thermogenesis …

Acetoacetyl-CoA synthetase (AACS) is the key enzyme in the anabolic utilization of ketone
bodies (KBs) for denovo lipid synthesis, a process that bypasses citrate and ATP citrate …

The maximum rate of sustained energy intake (SusEI) may limit reproductive effort and other
aspects of animal performance. We have previously suggested that lactating mice are not …

Several lines of evidence indicate that animals in the wild may be limited in their maximal
rates of energy intake by their intrinsic physiology rather than food availability …

Lactation in the rat is marked by pronounced hyperphagia and suppression of brown fat
(BAT) thermogenic capacity. We previously examined the possibility that elevated prolactin …

Brown adipose tissue is considered to be the main site of thermoregulatory non-shivering
thermogenesis in the newborn of many mammalian species, in arousing hibernators, and in …