Abbreviations
- BAT
brown adipose tissue
- BMR
basal metabolic rate
- DIT
diet-induced thermogenesis
- DRT
digestion-related thermogenesis
- EMG
electromyogram
- FFA
free fatty acid
- Ih
index of homeothermy
- HIF
heat increment of feeding
- K
thermal conductance
- LCT
lower critical temperature
- MR
metabolic rate
- MU
motor unit
- MUAP
motor unit action potential
- MUAPT
motor unit action potential train
- NST
nonshivering thermogenesis
- PMR
peak metabolic rate
- RER
respiratory exchange rate
- RMR
resting metabolic rate
- SDA
specific dynamic action of feeding
- STT
shivering threshold temperature
- Ta
ambient temperature
- Tb
body temperature
- TNZ
thermoneutral zone
- UCP
uncoupling protein
- Umrv
mean rectified value (voltage)
- Urms
root mean square value (voltage)
flow rate
- O2
oxygen consumption