TY  - JOUR
AB  - Seasonal variations in endocrine hormones concentrations are important for the survival of small mammals during acclimatization. In order to understand the role of leptin sensitivity on other endocrine hormones concentrations, we examined body mass,  serum leptin level, serum insulin, tri-iodothyronine (T 3), thyroxine (T4) and thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) concentrationsin Tupaia belangeri  under seasonal acclimatized (The simulated temperature and photoperiod in winter: 5°C and SD, 8h:16h Light:Dark; the simulated temperature and photoperiod in summer: 30°C and SD, 16h:8h Light:Dark) for 4 weeks. The results showed that body mass, serum leptin level, serum T3, T4 concentrations and T3/T4  showed significant variation, but serum insulin and TSH concentrations showed no  variationsbetween treatment group. There were positive correlation between serum leptin level and insulin, T4 concentrations, and were negative correlation between serum leptin level and body mass, T3 concentrations. However, no correlation was found between serum TSH concentrations and serum leptin level. The present results suggested  T. belangeriovercome winter thermogenesis challenges by adjusting body mass and  endocrine hormones concentrations. Furthermore, leptin may play an potential role in their body mass regulation in  T. belangeri. 
AU  - Zhu, Wan-long
AU  - Mu, Yuan
AU  - Zhang, Lin
AU  - Wang, Zheng-kun
DA  - 2013
ET  - 2013
KW  - Tupaia belangeri; 
Endocrine hormones concentrations; 
Seasonal acclimatized
M1  - 2
M3  - ORIGINAL ARTICLE
PY  - 2013
SE  - 206
SN  - 1997-0838
SP  - 206-218
ST  - Variations of Endocrine Hormones Concentrations in Tupaia belangeri under Simulated Seasonal Acclimatized: Role of Leptin Sensitivity
T2  - Journal of Stress Physiology & Biochemistry
TI  - Variations of Endocrine Hormones Concentrations in Tupaia belangeri under Simulated Seasonal Acclimatized: Role of Leptin Sensitivity
UR  - http://www.jspb.ru/issues/2013/N2/JSPB_2013_2_206-218.pdf
VL  - 9
ID  - 18
ER  -