Hibernating bears conserve muscle strength and maintain fatigue resistance

Physiological and Biochemical Zoology

Volumn 80, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 257-269

  Lohuis, T D ^a   Harlow, H J ^b   Beck, T D I ^c   Iaizzo, P A ^d  

^a ALASKA DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND GAME   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

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

^d UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEAR; FATIGUE; HIBERNATION; MUSCLE; STRENGTH; STRESS RESISTANCE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BEAR; FEMALE; HIBERNATION; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FATIGUE; PHYSIOLOGY; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; HIBERNATION; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; URSIDAE;

MAMMALIA; URSUS AMERICANUS;

EID: 34047133576     PISSN: 15222152     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/513190     Document Type: Article

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