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Thermogenesis

Known as: Heat Production, Production, Heat, Thermogeneses 
The generation of heat in order to maintain body temperature. The uncoupled oxidation of fatty acids contained within brown adipose tissue and… 
National Institutes of Health

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Physiologic Thermoregulation

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2005
2005
Measurements of heat production for estimation of maintenance energy requirements of Hereford steers.
This study aimed to test the hypothesis that maintenance energy requirement (MEm) can be estimated from continuous heat… 
Highly Cited
1984
Highly Cited
1984
Hormonal factors in reduced postprandial heat production of exercise-trained subjects.
The influence of exercise training on postprandial heat production was investigated in human subjects. Whereas resting metabolic… 
Highly Cited
1979
Highly Cited
1979
Heat balance during physical restraint in rats.
By using a gradient layer calorimeter built in our laboratory, heat balance during physical restraint was measured in rats at a… 
1979
1979
Maintenance energy requirements, energy retention and heat production of young obese (ob/ob) and lean mice fed a high-fat or a high-carbohydrate diet.
Female obese (ob/ob) and lean mice were weaned at 21 days of age, placed in wire-mesh cages maintained at 25 to 30 degrees, and… 
Highly Cited
1977
Highly Cited
1977
A comparison of the energy and nitrogen metabolism of broilers selected for increased growth rate, food consumption and conversion of food to gain.
Calorimetric measurements were made on 5-week-old male chickens sampled from the third generation of three lines selected for… 
Highly Cited
1977
Highly Cited
1977
Rate of heat production related to degree of filament overlap in chick ALD muscle.
The anterior latissimus dorsi (ALD) of chicks (2 wk old) was examined for rate of heat liberation when the muscle was reversibly… 
Highly Cited
1977
Highly Cited
1977
Effects of temperature treatments on the energy and nitrogen metabolism of fed chickens.
1. Calorimetric measurements were made for 5 d on individual broiler chickens (1 kg) fed ad libitum and acclimated or… 
Highly Cited
1969
Highly Cited
1969
Cold climate and cold temperature induced changes in the heat production and thermal insulation of sheep.
Heat production and thermal insulation were measured in three groups of sheep, control, outdoor, and indoor, which were exposed… 
Highly Cited
1965
Highly Cited
1965
Heat production in the new‐born rabbit and the fat content of the brown adipose tissue.
In the new-born rabbit heat production in response to cold exposure occurs principally in brown adipose tissue (Hull & Segall… 
Highly Cited
1937
Highly Cited
1937
RESPIRATORY METABOLISM IN INFANCY AND IN CHILDHOOD: XX. THE NITROGEN METABOLISM IN PREMATURE INFANTS—COMPARATIVE STUDIES OF HUMAN MILK AND COW'S MILK
In a previous study of the basal metabolism of premature infants 1 it was noted that when the infants were on a diet of human…