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Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol ; 310(4): R330-6, 2016 Feb 15.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-26661097

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Cold acclimation in birds involves a comprehensive array of physiological and morphological adjustment ranging from changes in aerobic enzyme activity to metabolic rate and organ mass. In the present study, we investigated phenotypic variation in thermogenic activity in the hwamei (Garrulax canorus) under normal (35°C) or cold (15°C) ambient temperature conditions. Acclimation to an ambient temperature of 15°C for 4 wk significantly increased the body mass, basal metabolic rate (BMR), and energy intake, including both gross energy intake and digestible energy intake, compared with birds kept at 35°C. Furthermore, birds acclimated to 15°C increased the dry mass of their liver and kidneys, but not their heart and pectoral muscles, and displayed higher state-4 respiration in the liver, kidneys, heart, and pectoral muscles, and higher cytochrome-c oxidase (COX) activity in liver, kidney, and pectoral muscle, compared with those kept at 35°C. There was a positive correlation between BMR and state-4 respiration in all of the above organs except the liver, and between BMR and COX activity in all of the above organs. Taken together, these data illustrate the morphological, physiological, and enzymatic changes associated with cold acclimation, and support the notion that the hwamei is a bird species from temperate climates that exhibits high phenotypic flexibility of thermogenic capacity.


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Aclimatação/fisiologia , Temperatura Baixa , Passeriformes/fisiologia , Termogênese/fisiologia , Animais , Metabolismo Basal/fisiologia , Peso Corporal/fisiologia , Digestão/fisiologia , Complexo IV da Cadeia de Transporte de Elétrons/metabolismo , Ingestão de Energia , Tamanho do Órgão/fisiologia , Consumo de Oxigênio/fisiologia , Fenótipo
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