Thermogenesis in birds.
The article discusses the importance of avian skeletal muscle as a source for heat generation by means of both shivering and non-shivering. Non-shivering thermogenesis in birds is still a polemic issue. Recent evidence at the molecular/cellular level indicates, however, that this type of heat generation may also exist among birds. The involvement of the sarcoplasmic reticulum calcium ATPase in non-shivering thermogenesis is discussed in-depth.
Bicudo
J E
JE
Departamento de Fisiologia, Instituto de Biociências, Universidade de São Paulo, SP, Brazil. jebicudo@usp.br
Vianna
C R
CR
Chaui-Berlinck
J G
JG
D000818:Animals; D001717:Birds / Q000502:physiology*; D000252:Calcium-Transporting ATPases / Q000378:metabolism; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000502:physiology*; D012519:Sarcoplasmic Reticulum / Q000201:enzymology; D053498:Sarcoplasmic Reticulum Calcium-Transporting ATPases; D022722:Thermogenesis / Q000502:physiology*
D053498:Sarcoplasmic Reticulum Calcium-Transporting ATPases; D000252:Calcium-Transporting ATPases