Decreased capacity for non-shivering thermogenesis during lactation in mice.
The capacity for non-shivering thermogenesis (NST) has been measured during and after lactation in mice. NST was found to be reduced in early and mid-lactation and at the time of weaning, the reduction being greatest at mid-lactation. By one week after weaning, however, the capacity for NST had returned to the level in virgin animals.
D000818:Animals; D001833:Body Temperature Regulation / Q000187:drug effects; D005260:Female; D007774:Lactation / Q000187:drug effects; D051379:Mice; D009638:Norepinephrine / Q000494:pharmacology; D011247:Pregnancy
D009638:Norepinephrine