The focus of this overview is on the animal models of obesity most commonly utilized in
research. The models include monogenic models in the leptin pathway, polygenic diet …

Seasonal rhythms of body weight, reflecting altered food intake, energy storage and
expenditure, are a common feature of mammals inhabiting temperate and arctic latitudes …

Cosinor analysis was used to evaluate whether pituitary and adrenal hormones exhibit
circadian rhythmicity in horses. The effect of season and animal age on their respective …

Contents Experimental animals in biomedical research provide insights into disease
mechanisms and models for determining the efficacy and safety of new therapies and for …

Many animals hoard food, including humans, but despite its pervasiveness, little is known
about the physiological mechanisms underlying this appetitive behavior. We summarize …

Photoperiod cues play important roles in the regulation of seasonal variations in body mass
(BM) and energy balance for many small mammals. The present study was designed to …

摘要为了研究光周期和高脂食物对小型哺乳动物能量代谢和产热的影响, 将成年雌性布氏田鼠(
Lasiopodomys brandtii) 分别驯化于长光照低脂, 高脂食物和短光照低脂, 高脂食物, 7 …

Secondary metabolites of herbs and spices are widely used as an alternative strategy in the
therapy of various diseases. The polyphenols naringenin, quercetin and curcumin have …

The adipose‐derived hormone leptin primarily acts in the hypothalamus to decrease
appetite and increase energy expenditure, thereby maintaining body fat levels around a set …

A series of well-described anabolic and catabolic neuropeptides are known to provide short-
term, homeostatic control of energy balance. The mechanisms that govern long-term …