title: Thermogenesis in birds.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Fisiologia, Instituto de Biociências, Universidade de São Paulo, SP, Brazil. jebicudo@usp.br
authors.forename: J E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Bicudo
authors.forename: C R
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Vianna
authors.forename: J G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Chaui-Berlinck
mesh_terms: 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*
chemical_list: D053498:Sarcoplasmic Reticulum Calcium-Transporting ATPases; D000252:Calcium-Transporting ATPases