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Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol 268: R1101-R1110, 1995;
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AJP - Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology, Vol 268, Issue 5 1101-R1110, Copyright © 1995 by American Physiological Society

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Metabolic adaptations for desert survival in the Bedouin goat

I. Choshniak, N. Ben-Kohav, C. R. Taylor, D. Robertshaw, R. J. Barnes, A. Dobson, V. Belkin and A. Shkolnik
Department of Zoology, Tel-Aviv University, Israel.

Energy conservation is a key adaptation for desert survival in the Bedouin goat. When food is scarce, metabolism is reduced and body weight can be maintained indefinitely on less than one-half of normal intake. We hypothesized that metabolism would be turned down during both rest and exercise, but it was not. It was low when animals rested and returned to normal during exercise. We expected catecholamines and thyroid hormones would modulate metabolism, but they did not. The reduction in metabolism preceded any change in thyroid hormone concentrations, and infusions of epinephrine did not restore reduced metabolism to normal levels. Finally, we expected the gut would be the major organ system involved in the metabolic reduction because less food is eaten, processed, and absorbed. Contrary to our expectations, we found that muscle is the primary organ system responsible for the reduction. It appears that the adaptations of the Bedouin goat for surviving on limited food supplies involve different organ systems and different modulators to reduce metabolism from those known for other mammals.


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