Dark J, Forger N G, Zucker I
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1984 Apr;81(7):2270-2. doi: 10.1073/pnas.81.7.2270.
A substantial proportion of total adipose tissue mass was surgically removed from female ground squirrels during weight gain or weight loss phases of the circannual body weight cycle. Within 2 months of fat removal, squirrels had restored body mass to levels appropriate to the stage of the annual body weight cycle. These findings suggest that ground squirrels may use feedback from body lipids in controlling body weight.
在雌性地松鼠的年度体重循环的体重增加或减轻阶段,相当大比例的总脂肪组织被手术切除。在脂肪去除后的2个月内,松鼠的体重已恢复到与年度体重循环阶段相适应的水平。这些发现表明,地松鼠可能利用来自身体脂质的反馈来控制体重。