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Effects of ambient temperature and thyroid hormones on food intake by pigs.
Physiol Behav ; 36(6): 1035-9, 1986.
Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-3725906
Food intake and plasma thyroid hormone levels (T4 and T3) were higher in pigs acclimated to cold (12 degrees) than hot (32 degrees) environments. The exposure of cold pigs to hot ambient temperature decreased food intake and plasma T4 and T3, whereas for hot acclimated animals the change in ambient temperature (from 32 to 12 degrees) increased food intake and plasma thyroid hormone levels, but the new steady state level of food intake was reached only after 96 hr of temperature transfer despite the rapid change in plasma level of thyroid hormones. Cold-acclimated pigs, when transferred to a hot environment after thyroidectomy, also reduced food intake, but hot pigs shifted to cold ambient temperature after thyroidectomy did not significantly increase food ingestion. The results of this experiment suggest that food intake adjustment depends on the previous living temperature and that thyroid hormones seem to play an important role in increasing the metabolically active mass that probably sustains the new steady state level of food intake, particularly in a cold environment.
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Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Suínos / Temperatura / Hormônios Tireóideos / Ingestão de Alimentos / Aclimatação Limite: Animals Idioma: En Revista: Physiol Behav Ano de publicação: 1986 Tipo de documento: Article
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Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Suínos / Temperatura / Hormônios Tireóideos / Ingestão de Alimentos / Aclimatação Limite: Animals Idioma: En Revista: Physiol Behav Ano de publicação: 1986 Tipo de documento: Article