Freezing survival, body ice content and blood composition of the freeze-tolerant European common lizard, Lacerta vivipara

Journal of Comparative Physiology B: Biochemical, Systemic, and Environmental Physiology

Volumn 172, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 71-76

  Voituron, Y ^a   Storey, J M ^b   Grenot, C ^a   Storey, K B ^b  

^a ECOLE NORMALE SUPÉRIEURE   (France)

^b CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Freeze tolerance; Glucose; Ice content; Osmolality; Reptile

Indexed keywords

ANTIFREEZE PROTEIN; ICE;

ADAPTATION; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; FREEZING; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HYPOTHERMIA; LIZARD; MORTALITY; OSMOLARITY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; ANTIFREEZE PROTEINS; BLOOD GLUCOSE; FREEZING; HYPOTHERMIA; ICE; LIZARDS; OSMOLAR CONCENTRATION;

EID: 0036931873     PISSN: 01741578     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003600100228     Document Type: Article

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