Experimental applications and factors involved in validating thermal windows using infrared thermography to assess the health and thermostability of laboratory …

A Verduzco-Mendoza, A Bueno-Nava, D Wang… - Animals, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Laboratory animals are fundamental in biomedical science and monitoring
their health and metabolic processes is essential to ensure their welfare and the quality of …

Neural substrates underlying rhythmic coupling of female reproductive and thermoregulatory circuits

AD Grant, LJ Kriegsfeld - Frontiers in Physiology, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Coordinated fluctuations in female reproductive physiology and thermoregulatory output
have been reported for over a century. These changes occur rhythmically at the hourly …

Dim light in the evening causes coordinated realignment of circadian rhythms, sleep, and short-term memory

SKE Tam, LA Brown, TS Wilson, S Tir… - Proceedings of the …, 2021 - National Acad Sciences
Light provides the primary signal for entraining circadian rhythms to the day/night cycle. In
addition to rods and cones, the retina contains a small population of photosensitive retinal …

The hypothalamic link between arousal and sleep homeostasis in mice

T Yamagata, MC Kahn… - Proceedings of the …, 2021 - National Acad Sciences
Sleep and wakefulness are not simple, homogenous all-or-none states but represent a
spectrum of substates, distinguished by behavior, levels of arousal, and brain activity at the …

Chronic exposure to dim light at night or irregular lighting conditions impact circadian behavior, motor coordination, and neuronal morphology

TC Delorme, SB Srikanta, AS Fisk… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Mistimed exposure to light has been demonstrated to negatively affect multiple aspects of
physiology and behavior. Here we analyzed the effects of chronic exposure to abnormal …

The relationship between fasting-induced torpor, sleep, and wakefulness in laboratory mice

YG Huang, SJ Flaherty, CA Pothecary, RG Foster… - Sleep, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Study Objectives Torpor is a regulated and reversible state of metabolic
suppression used by many mammalian species to conserve energy. Whereas the …

Co-Delivery of Valsartan and Metformin from a Thermosensitive Hydrogel-Nanoparticle System Promotes Collagen Production in Proliferating and Senescent Primary …

PM Kuhn, S Chen, A Venkatraman, PM Abadir… - …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Aging negatively impacts skin health, notably through the senescent cell phenotype, which
reduces collagen production and leads to thinner, more fragile skin prone to injuries and …

Glucagon-like peptide-1 is involved in the thermic effects of dietary proteins in male rodents

K Ochiai, A Muto, BS Seok, Y Doi, Y Iwasaki… - …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Protein intake potently increases body temperature and energy expenditure, but the
underlying mechanism thereof remains incompletely understood. Simultaneously, protein …

What does infrared thermography tell us about the evolutionary potential of heat tolerance in endotherms?

O Monge, SP Caro, A Charmantier - Evolution Letters, 2025 - academic.oup.com
Anthropogenic climate change affects wild animal populations through increasing average
temperatures and more frequent extreme climatic events. Endotherms have evolved the …

Adolescent development of biological rhythms in female rats: estradiol dependence and effects of combined contraceptives

AD Grant, L Wilbrecht, LJ Kriegsfeld - Frontiers in Physiology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Adolescence is a period of continuous development, including the maturation of
endogenous rhythms across systems and timescales. Although, these dynamic changes are …