title: Thermoregulation: an orphan receptor finds its way in the cold.
abstract: The hypometabolic state of torpor is a widely utilized and well-orchestrated response to food shortage. A new study shows that the melatonin-related orphan receptor GPR50 plays an important function in metabolic regulation for entry into torpor.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biology, Williams College, Williamstown, MA 01267, USA. sswoap@williams.edu
authors.forename: Steven J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Swoap
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001833:Body Temperature Regulation / Q000502:physiology*; D020738:Leptin / Q000502:physiology*; D008297:Male; D009419:Nerve Tissue Proteins / Q000502:physiology*; D043562:Receptors, G-Protein-Coupled / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: C509755:Gpr50 receptor, mouse; D020738:Leptin; D009419:Nerve Tissue Proteins; D043562:Receptors, G-Protein-Coupled