Muscle Thermogenic Control
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Encapsulation Thermogenic Preadipocytes for Transplantation into Adipose Tissue Depots
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2015
Here, we present a protocol for encapsulation of catabolic cells, which consume lipids for heat production in intra-abdominal adipose tissue and increase energy dissipation in obese mice.
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Three-Dimensional Culture of Vascularized Thermogenic Adipose Tissue from Microvascular Fragments
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2023
Here, we present a detailed protocol outlining the use of microvascular fragments isolated from rodent or human fat tissue as a straightforward approach to engineer functional, vascularized beige adipose tissue.
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The Use of the Patch-Clamp Technique to Study the Thermogenic Capacity of Mitochondria
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2021
This method article details the main steps in measuring H+ leak across the inner mitochondrial membrane with the patch-clamp technique, a new approach to study the thermogenic capacity of mitochondria.
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Evaluation of Respiratory Muscle Activation Using Respiratory Motor Control Assessment (RMCA) in Individuals with Chronic Spinal Cord Injury
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2013
The purpose of this publication is to present our original work on a multi-muscle surface electromyographic approach to quantitatively characterize respiratory muscle activation patterns in individuals with chronic spinal cord injury using vector-based analysis.
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Evaluation of Muscle Function of the Extensor Digitorum Longus Muscle Ex vivo and Tibialis Anterior Muscle In situ in Mice
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2013
Changes in limb muscle contractile and passive mechanical properties are important biomarkers for muscle diseases. This manuscript describes physiological assays to measure these properties in the murine extensor digitorum longus and tibialis anterior muscles.
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Cold-related neural and hormonal signals can increase involuntary skeletal-muscle activity, producing shivering that raises heat output. This response links temperature sensing and physiological control with immediate thermal defense. Its intensity can also influence behavior, because animals and humans may seek warmer surroundings, alter posture, or reduce activity while this muscle response helps counter cooling.
Non-shivering pathways generate heat without relying primarily on visible muscle tremors. Energy-consuming calcium cycling and broader metabolic activation allow skeletal muscle to convert stored or incoming energy into thermal output. These mechanisms are important for understanding how thermoregulation can continue when shivering is not the only response, and they connect heat production with whole-body energy balance.
Muscle heat production and behavior operate as complementary responses to changing thermal conditions. When physiological heat generation changes, animals and humans may seek warmth, modify posture, or adjust activity levels. Studying this relationship shows that temperature regulation is not only a muscular or metabolic process; it also involves behavioral choices that help manage thermal demands.
Research examines muscle thermogenesis as a connection among involuntary activity, energy-consuming processes, temperature regulation, and behavioral adjustment. A useful interpretation considers both heat-producing mechanisms, such as shivering or calcium cycling, and accompanying responses, including warmth seeking or altered activity. This integrated perspective helps explain how thermal conditions affect physiology and behavior together.
The topic supports research on cold adaptation, energy balance, exercise, and disorders involving temperature regulation. Cold-adaptation studies can examine how heat production and behavior respond to thermal challenges, whereas energy-balance and exercise research can consider the metabolic cost of muscle activity. Clinical or physiological investigations may also use these principles to interpret impaired temperature regulation.
Behavior research benefits from treating muscle heat production as part of an integrated response to the environment. Thermal conditions can alter involuntary muscle activity, energy use, posture, warmth seeking, and general activity levels. Connecting these outcomes allows investigators to relate internal physiological regulation to observable behavior, rather than analyzing temperature responses and behavioral adjustments as separate phenomena.