“…254 tabolism in mammals (Székely, 2000), adaptive daytime hypothermia in nocturnal mammals (Kanizsai et al, 2009), or nutrition-dependent nocturnal hypothermia in birds (Geran and Rashotte, 1997). By activating TRPV1 channels, the luminal pH, which fluctuates through the feeding cycle (McConnell et al, 2008) and decreases during prolonged fasting (Hood and Tannen, 1998), may contribute to the hypothermic response to fasting. Indeed, fasting-induced hypothermia was found to be attenuated in Trpv1 KO mice (Kanizsai et al, 2009).…”