Active sleep in cold-exposed infant norway rats and syrian golden hamsters: The role of brown...

Reports on a study which analyzed the hypothesis that brown adipose tissue (BAT) thermogenesis aided in the maintenance of increased rates of myoclonic twitching, during the exposure of cold in infant rats. Assessment of the sensitivity of twitching to different levels of cold exposure in one-week-old rats; Inhibition of the rats' BAT thermogenesis with the usage of a ganglionic blocker; Methodology used to conduct the study; Results of the study.