Article
Advances in molecular biology of hibernation in mammals
20 Apr 2007
Abstract excerpt
Mammalian hibernation is characterized by profound reductions in metabolism, oxygen consumption and heart rate. As a result, the animal enters a state of suspended animation where core body temperatures can plummet as low as -2.9 degrees C. Not only can hibernating mammals survive these physiological extremes, but they also return to a normothermic state of activity without reperfusion injury or other ill...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
