Thyroid function and the development of endothermy in a marsupial, the Tasmanian bettong, Bettongia gaimardi (Demarest 1822)

The Tasmanian bettong ( Bettongia gaimardi) is a small rat-kangaroo (marsupial) found only in Tasmania, Australia. The duration of pouch life is 15 weeks. Adults and older young display non-shivering thermogenesis and this paper examines the role of thyroxine in the development of endothermy in pouc...

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Veröffentlicht in:	General and comparative endocrinology 2004-03, Vol.136 (1), p.17-22
Hauptverfasser:	Rose, R.W, Kuswanti, Nur
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Animals Female Growth - drug effects Hair - growth & development Macropodidae - growth & development Macropodidae - physiology Male Milk - chemistry Oxygen Consumption - drug effects Oxygen Consumption - physiology Thermogenesis - physiology Thyroid Gland - growth & development Thyroid Gland - physiology Thyroxine - blood Thyroxine - pharmacology
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