Thermogenesis in normal rabbits and rats: no role for brown adipose tissue?
1. The occurrence of dietary and cold-induced thermogenesis in young rabbits was unaffected by noradrenaline or propranolol, and it is concluded that the brown adipose tissue, although detectable histologically, is non-functional. 2. Noradrenaline treatment caused an increase in oxygen consumption in albino, but not in hooded rats, suggesting that the former breed may possess brown adipose tissue capable of thermogenesis.
D002001:Adipose Tissue, Brown / Q000502:physiology*; D000818:Animals; D001833:Body Temperature Regulation / Q000187:drug effects; D008297:Male; D009638:Norepinephrine / Q000494:pharmacology; D010101:Oxygen Consumption / Q000187:drug effects; D011433:Propranolol / Q000494:pharmacology; D011817:Rabbits; D051381:Rats
D011433:Propranolol; D009638:Norepinephrine