Effects of ambient temperature on glucose tolerance and insulin sensitivity test outcomes in normal and obese C57 male mice

Mice are commonly used as animal models to study human metabolic diseases, but experiments are typically performed at room temperature, which is far below their thermoneutral zone and is associated with elevated heart rate, food intake, and energy expenditure. We set out to study how ambient tempera...

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Main Authors: Dudele, Anete, Rasmussen, Gitte Marie, Mayntz, David, Malte, Hans, Lund, Sten, Wang, Tobias
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: BlackWell Publishing Ltd 2015
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4463826/