Liver glycogen, glucose mobilization and freezing survival in chorus frogs, Pseudacris triseriata

Journal of Thermal Biology

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 485-494

  Jenkins, Jennifer L ^a,b   Swanson, David L ^a  

^a W O Farber Center for Civic Leadership   (United States)

^b U S FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Chorus frogs; Cryoprotectant; Freeze tolerance; Liver glycogen; Pseudacris triseriata

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; GLYCOGEN;

ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BODY SIZE; CIRCANNUAL RHYTHM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FREEZING; FROG; GLYCOGEN LIVER LEVEL; HIBERNATION; MOBILIZATION; NONHUMAN; SURVIVAL RATE; WINTER;

ANURA; PSEUDACRIS; PSEUDACRIS TRISERIATA;

EID: 23644432393     PISSN: 03064565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtherbio.2005.05.008     Document Type: Article

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