Journal of Stress Physiology & Biochemistry, Vol. 8 No. 2 2012, pp. 39-50 ISSN 1997-0838
Original Text Copyright (cc) 2012 by Zhu, Yang, Cai, Meng and Wang



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Effects of photoperiod on body mass, thermogenesis and body composition in Eothenomys miletus during cold exposure

Wan-long Zhu,  Shengchang Yang,  Jin-hong Cai,  Lihua Meng,  Zheng-kun Wang*

School of life Science of Yunnan Normal University, Engineering research center of sustainable development and utilization of biomass energy Ministry of Education, The Key Laboratory of Biomass Energy and Environmental Biotechnology in Yunnan Province, Kunming; 650092, China

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Received February 11 2012

Many small mammals respond to seasonal changes in photoperiod by altering body mass and adiposity. These animals may provide valuable models for understanding the regulation of energy balance. In present study, we examined the effect on body mass, rest metabolic rate, food intake and body composition in cold-acclimated (5 °C) in Eothenomys miletus by transferring them from a short (SD, 8h :16h  L: D) to long day photoperiod (LD, 16h: 8h L:D). During the first 4 weeks of exposure to SD, E. miletus decreased body mass. After the next 4 weeks of exposure to LD, which the average difference between body masses of LD and SD voles was 4.76 g. This 14.74% increase in body mass reflected significant increases in absolute amounts of body components, including wet carcass mass, dry carcass mass and body fat mass. After correcting body composition and organ morphology data for the differences in body mass, only livers, kidney, and small intestine were enlarged due to photoperiod treatment during cold exposure. E. miletus increased RMR and energy intake exposure to LD, but maintained a stable level to SD after 28 days. Serum leptin levels were positively correlated with body mass, body fat mass, RMR as well as energy intake. All of the results indicated that E. miletus may provide an attractive novel animal model for investigation of the regulation of body mass and energy balance at organism levels. Leptin is potentially involved in the photoperiod induced body mass regulation and thermogenesis in E. miletus during cold exposure.

Key words: Eothenomys miletus; thermogenesis; body composition; serum leptin



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