Sex difference in thermal preference of adult mice does not depend on presence of the gonads

BACKGROUND: The thermoneutral zone (TNZ) is a species-specific range of ambient temperature (T (a)), at which mammals can maintain a constant body temperature with the lowest metabolic rate. The TNZ for an adult mouse is between 26 and 34 °C. Interestingly, female mice prefer a higher T (a) than mal...

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Autores principales: Kaikaew, Kasiphak, Steenbergen, Jacobie, Themmen, Axel P. N., Visser, Jenny A., Grefhorst, Aldo
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2017
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Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5504804/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28693572
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13293-017-0145-7

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5504804/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28693572
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13293-017-0145-7

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