Hibernating black bears have blood chemistry and plasma amino acid profiles that are indicative of long-term adaptive fasting

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 83, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 1257-1263

  Lohuis, T D ^a   Beck, T D I ^b   Harlow, H J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

^b Colorado Division of Wildlife ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACIDS; BLOOD; COLLAGEN; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); ENZYMES; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM;

BLACK BEARS; BLOOD SAMPLES; LATE DENNING SEASON; MUSCLE PROTEINS;

BIODIVERSITY;

BEAR; BLOOD;

URSUS AMERICANUS;

EID: 28244497738     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/z05-120     Document Type: Article

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