calorigenic

ca·lor·i·gen·ic

(kă-lōr'i-jen'ik),

1. Capable of generating heat.

2. Stimulating metabolic production of heat. Synonym(s): thermogenetic (2) , thermogenic

[L. calor, heat, + G. genesis, production]

calorigenic

/ca·lor·i·gen·ic/ (kah-lor″ĭ-jen´ik) producing or increasing production of heat or energy; increasing oxygen consumption.

calorigenic

[kəlôr′ijen′ik]

Etymology: L, calor, warmth; Gk, genein, to produce

pertaining to a substance or process that produces heat or energy or that increases the consumption of oxygen.

ca·lor·i·gen·ic

(kă-lōr'i-jen'ik)

1. Capable of generating heat.

2. Stimulating metabolic production of heat.
Synonym(s): thermogenetic (2) , thermogenic.

[L. calor, heat, + G. genesis, production]

Mentioned in ?

References in periodicals archive ?

RT3 then is inhibiting the increase in metabolism or the calorigenic effect of thyroid hormone.

Ask Dr. J: Eeny, Meeny, Miny, or Moe: The Pitfalls of Thyroid Lab Testing

In animal studies, it was observed that the effect of caffeine was partly due to endogenous catecholamine release and partly to the intrinsic calorigenic mechanism4.

THE EFFECT OF CAFFEINE ON THE BODY WEIGHT OF BALB/C MICE

Calorigenic effect on diet on the grass shrimp Crangon franciscorum (Crustacea: Crangonidae).

Preferred temperature, critical thermal maximum, and metabolic response of the black sea urchin Arbacia Stellata (Blainville, 1825; GMelin, 1791)

34) Reports have indicated that thyroid hormones exert their positive calorigenic actions and augmented oxygen demands by increasing the activity and the numbers of the mitochondria in tissues like skeletal muscle, heart, kidney, and liver.

Cerebral ischemia/reperfusion injury in the hyperthyroid rat

Food preferences are influenced by calorigenic value (Mathur et al.

Laboratory Evaluation of Some Bait Bases to Formulate Palatable Bait for the Control of Short-Tailed Mole Rat, Nesokia indica

Metabolic aspects of the calorigenic effect of thyroid hormone in mammals.

Body mass analysis in patients with Hashimoto thyroiditis

1) T3 exerts significant action on energy metabolism, with the mitochondria being the major target for its calorigenic (increasing production of energy/heat and oxygen consumption) effects.

The thyroid gland and oxidative stress 'Thyroid Diabetes'

18,19) Meticulous studies, however, revealed that the calorigenic effect of synthetic thyroxine was less than that of thyroid extracts.

The thyroid gland: a brief historical perspective. (Editorial)

This increase can be correlated to the calorigenic effect induced by the food in the digestive gland.