The grey mouse lemur uses season-dependent fat or protein sparing strategies to face chronic food restriction.

The grey mouse lemur uses season-dependent fat or protein sparing strategies to face chronic food restriction.

During moderate calorie restriction (CR) the heterotherm Microcebus murinus is able to maintain a stable energy balance whatever the season, even if only wintering animals enter into torpor. To understand its energy saving strategies to respond to food shortages, we assessed protein and energy metab...

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Main Authors: Sylvain Giroud, Martine Perret, Peter Stein, Joëlle Goudable, Fabienne Aujard, Caroline Gilbert, Jean Patrice Robin, Yvon Le Maho, Alexandre Zahariev, Stéphane Blanc, Iman Momken
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2010-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2809095?pdf=render

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