adipose tissue
• in males on a normal chow diet
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• 30% decrease in oxygen consumption in brown adipose tissue from males
• temperature of brown fat in cold exposed males is markedly decreased compared to wild-type controls
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growth/size/body
• in males on a normal chow diet
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• in males on a normal chow diet
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homeostasis/metabolism
• greater drop in body temperature in males after 3h of cold exposure compared to wild-type controls
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• at all temperatures without changes in food consumption or physical activity in males
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• higher glucose levels in a glucose tolerance test in males
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• impaired insulin sensitivity in males during an insulin tolerance test
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