Effectors of Thermogenesis: Proceedings of a Symposium held at Geneva (Switzerland) on 14 to 16 July 1977

Front Matter....Pages 1-17
Plasma Membrane Involvement in Brown Fat Thermogenesis....Pages 19-23
Does Cytoplasmic Alkalinization Trigger Mitochondrial Energy Dissipation in the Brown Adipocyte?....Pages 25-32
Thresholds for Na + and Ca ++ Effects on Thermoregulation....Pages 33-44
Catechol-O-Methyl Transferase Activity in Whole Brown Adipose Tissue of Rat in Vitro....Pages 45-53
β-Adrenergic Receptors in Brown Adipose Tissue: Identification by (-)[ 3 H]Dihydroalprenolol Binding....Pages 55-59
Control of Phosphoenolpyruvate Carboxykinase in Brown Adipose Tissue of Infant Rats....Pages 61-67
The “Second Messenger” System in Brown Adipose Tissue of Developing Rats. Its Molecular Composition and Mechanism of Function....Pages 69-74
Energy Dissipation in Brown Adipose Tissue Mitochondria....Pages 75-87
The Identification of the Component in the Inner Membrane of Brown Adipose Tissue Mitochondria Responsible for Regulating Energy Dissipation....Pages 89-93
Polyamine and Magnesium Effects on Mitochondrial Respiration in Control and Heat-Acclimated Rats....Pages 95-99
Succinate Oxidation in Hamster Brown Adipocytes....Pages 101-105
Energy Dissipation in Brown Fat....Pages 107-111
6-OH-Dopamine and the Development of Brown Adipose Tissue in the Cold....Pages 113-117
Thermogenic Mechanisms and their Control....Pages 119-134
Levels of Noradrenaline in Plasma During Thermogenesis Induced by Cold-Exposure or by Noradrenaline Infusion in Warm- and in Cold-Acclimated Rats....Pages 135-146
Brown Adipose Tissue: The Dominant Site of Nonshivering Thermogenesis in the Rat....Pages 147-151
Control of Brown Fat Thermogenesis by the Sympathetic Nervous System....Pages 153-167
Hormonal Thermogenesis of “Non-Norepinephrine” Type....Pages 169-175
“Cascade” Principle of the Control of Non-Shivering Thermogenesis by Intravenously Infused Noradrenaline....Pages 177-183
Effects of Diets and Cold Acclimation on Lipoprotein Lipase Activity and Cyclic Nucleotide Levels in Some Tissues of Rats....Pages 185-190
Latency of Thyroid Hormone Action on Heat Production in the Rat....Pages 191-198
Increased Cell Membrane Permeability to Na + and K + Induced by Thyroid Hormone in Rat Skeletal Muscle....Pages 199-203
The Mechanism of the Respiratory and Transport Effect of Thyroid Hormone on Small Intestinal Mucosa....Pages 205-206
Thyroidal Regulation of Renal Functions and of Renal Cortical Adenosine Triphosphatase Activity in the Rat....Pages 207-211
Nutritionally-Induced Alterations in Thyroid Hormone Metabolism and Thermogenesis....Pages 213-217
Non Shivering Thermogenesis and Implication of the Thyroid in Cold Labile and Cold Resistant Populations of the Golden Spiny Mouse (Acomys Russatus)....Pages 219-227
Role of Various Sites in Thermoregulatory Thermogenesis....Pages 229-245
Glucocorticoids and Carbohydrate Metabolism in Hypothermic and Hibernating Hamsters....Pages 247-258
Comparative Measurements of in Vitro Thermogenesis of Brown Adipose Tissue from Control and Cold Adapted Rats....Pages 259-266
Hypothalamic Thermosensitivity in Mammals....Pages 267-276
Studies onsome Thermogenetic Enzymes in Brown Adipose Tissue of Genetically Obese Mice....Pages 277-280
Some Effects of Acute Cold Stress on Carbohydrate Metabolism in the Rat....Pages 281-285
Free Fatty Acid and Glycerol Metabolism in Cold Exposed New-Born Rabbit....Pages 287-295
The Role of the Body Mass: Body Surface Ratio in Thermoregulatory Responses to Cold, Hypoxia, and Hypercapnia in New-Born, Adult, and Aged Guinea Pigs....Pages 297-301
Hibernation as a Model for Studies on Thermogenesis and its Control....Pages 303-314
Control of Non-Shivering Thermogenesis in a Hibernator....Pages 315-319
Comparison of Induced and Spontaneous Arousals in Hibernating Hedgehogs....Pages 321-325
Metabolic and Hemodynamic Aspects of the Hypothermia of Early Burn Shock....Pages 327-331
Metabolic & Thermoregulatory Responses to Thermal Injury....Pages 333-337
Back Matter....Pages 339-345