Bone formation is not impaired by hibernation (disuse) in black bears Ursus americanus

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 206, Issue 23, 2003, Pages 4233-4239

  Donahue, Seth W ^a   Vaughan, Michael R ^b   Demers, Laurence M ^c   Donahue, Henry J ^d  

^a Michigan Technological University   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d PENN STATE COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Black bear; Bone formation; Collagen; Disuse; Hibernation; Metabolism; Ursus americanus

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE; ICTP PEPTIDE; PEPTIDE FRAGMENT; PROCOLLAGEN; PROCOLLAGEN TYPE I CARBOXY TERMINAL PEPTIDE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BEAR; BLOOD; BONE DEVELOPMENT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HIBERNATION; PHYSIOLOGY; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; SEASON; TIME;

ANIMALS; BONE DEVELOPMENT; HIBERNATION; HYDROCORTISONE; PEPTIDE FRAGMENTS; PROCOLLAGEN; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; SEASONS; TIME FACTORS; URSIDAE;

ANIMALIA; CRICETINAE; MESOCRICETUS AURATUS; MYOTIS LUCIFUGUS; SCIURIDAE; SPERMOPHILUS; URSUS; URSUS AMERICANUS;

EID: 0345801334     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.00671     Document Type: Article

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