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. 2010 Sep 8;299(5):R1396–R1406. doi: 10.1152/ajpregu.00021.2009

Table 1.

Metabolic characteristics of resting warm acclimated (27°C) and moderately cold acclimated (18°C) wild-type and UCP1-KO mice measured at 30°C and 5°C

At 30°C
At 5°C
Wild-Type
UCP1-KO
Wild-Type
UCP1-KO
WA MCA WA MCA WA MCA WA MCA
Body mass, g 22.6a ± 1.0 24.8b ± 1.0 23.0a ± 1.0 24.1b ± 1.3
RMR, ml O2/h 29.6a ± 4.6 36.9b ± 4.1 27.8a ± 3.8 37.3b ± 2.9 99.4a ± 10.7 109.7b ± 8.1 95.3a ± 12.9 108.7b ± 11.6
Tb, °C 36.8a ± 0.6 36.9a ± 0.2 36.7a ± 0.4 37.0a ± 0.3 33.0a ± 0.8 34.7b ± 0.7 33.7a ± 1.5 35.5b ± 1.0
Conductance, mW/°C 24.8a ± 2.4 30.3b ± 4.0 23.3a ± 3.1 29.6b ± 5.5 20.8a ± 2.1 20.9a ± 1.7 19.0a ± 1.9 20.3a ± 2.5

Data are expressed as means ± SD from n = 5–7 individuals per group. In each parameter, there was a significant effect of acclimation temperature (P < 0.05) but not of genotype. WA, warm acclimated; MCA, moderately cold acclimated; UCP1, uncoupling protein 1; KO, knockout; RMR, resting metabolic rate; Tb, body temperature. a,bDifferences between mean values at 30°C and 5°C, respectively, are indicated by superscripted letters that differ.