Seasonal changes in cryoprotectants concentrations in Helix pomatia snails

Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology

Volumn 57, Issue SUPPL. 8, 2006, Pages 93-105

  Nowakowska, Anna ^a   Caputa, M ^a   Rogalska, J ^a  

^a NICOLAUS COPERNICUS UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Acclimation; Cryoprotectants; Glucose; Glycerol; Glycogen; Land snails; Overwintering

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; GLYCEROL; GLYCOGEN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYOPROTECTION; EVOLUTIONARY ADAPTATION; GLYCOGEN LIVER LEVEL; HELIX POMATIA; HEMOLYMPH; NONHUMAN; OVERWINTERING; PHOTOPERIODICITY; SEASONAL VARIATION; SUMMER; TEMPERATURE ACCLIMATIZATION; WINTER;

ACCLIMATIZATION; ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; BLOOD GLUCOSE; COLD; GLYCEROL; GLYCOGEN; HELIX (SNAILS); HEMOLYMPH; PHOTOPERIOD; SEASONS; TEMPERATURE; WATER;

EID: 34047256535     PISSN: 08675910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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