Vertebrates homeothermic

Diamond, L. and Clark, H.F. Comparative studies on the interaction of benzo(a)pyrene with cells derived from poikilothermic and homeothermic vertebrates. I. Metabolism of benzo( a)pyrene. J. Natl. Cancer Inst. (1970) k, 1005-1011. 

In 1967 Rudman and Di Girolamo published a comprehensive comparative study of the physiology of adipose tissue which clearly shows that there are remarkable diflFerences between the adipose tissues from different mammalian species. There is less information in the review regarding the adipose tissue of birds. This class of vertebrates, however, is of interest because birds share with mammals the common property of having a well-developed subcutaneous adipose tissue and that of being homeotherms. 

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