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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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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2017
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| 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 |