1. Resting metabolic rate (RMR), maximal nonshivering thermogenesis (NSTmax) and NST in Swiss mice exposed to a decrease in ambient temperatures. 2w- or 10w-CTRL: control mice housed at 23°C for 2 (N=8) or 10 weeks (N=8); COLD: the mice exposed to a consecutive decrease in ambient temperatures (15, 8, 0, –8 and –15°C, 2 weeks of each, N=8 for each temperature).
Resting metabolic rate (RMR), maximal nonshivering thermogenesis (NSTmax) and NST in Swiss mice exposed to a decrease in ambient temperatures. 2w- or 10w-CTRL: control mice housed at 23°C for 2 (N=8) or 10 weeks (N=8); COLD: the mice exposed to a consecutive decrease in ambient temperatures (15, 8, 0, –8 and –15°C, 2 weeks of each, N=8 for each temperature). Data are means ± s.e.m. †Significant effects of cold exposure on NSTmax or NST (P<0.01). Different letters above the columns indicate significant difference between groups (P<0.05).
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