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SkomerIsland t1_iw6tmbm wrote

Reply to comment by JoeDoherty_Music in A modest change in housing temperature alters whole body energy expenditure and adipocyte thermogenic capacity in mice (Nov 2022) by basmwklz

Shivering uses more energy

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grewapair t1_iw76psp wrote

The mice were either held at 75 degrees or 86. They weren't shivering in either case.

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DependentPangolin911 t1_iw79m38 wrote

Thermoneutral zone for mice is around 30 deg C, so they may well have been at 75 deg. There’s a long standing argument that mouse rooms are kept too cold for mice for the comfort of humans, which is likely impacting their behavior and experimental results.

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