Energy expenditure was calculated as the product of the calorific value of oxygen (3.815 + 1.232 × the respiratory exchange ratio) and oxygen consumption (VO2) as previously described (15). Tyramine (100 mg/kg), a catecholamine releasing agent, was administrated at a volume per i.p. injection as described (16).
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