Natural hypometabolism during hibernation and daily torpor in mammals

Respiratory Physiology and Neurobiology

Volumn 141, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 317-329

  Heldmaier, Gerhard ^a   Ortmann, Sylvia ^a   Elvert, Ralf ^a  

^a PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Hibernation, torpor; Hypoxia, hypometabolism; Metabolism, reduction, hypoxia, temperature; Temperature, metabolism

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; GLUCOSE; LIPID;

AEROBIC METABOLISM; AROUSAL; BASAL METABOLIC RATE; BODY TEMPERATURE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; ENERGY RESOURCE; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; EPITHELIUM; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; HEART RATE; HIBERNATION; HYPOMETABOLISM; HYPOTHERMIA; LUNG VENTILATION; MAMMAL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; RNA TRANSLATION; THERMOGENESIS; TROPIC CLIMATE;

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; ANIMALS; BASAL METABOLISM; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY TEMPERATURE; BODY TEMPERATURE REGULATION; CRICETINAE; ENERGY METABOLISM; HIBERNATION; MAMMALS; MARMOTA; OXYGEN; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PULMONARY VENTILATION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RODENTIA; SLEEP STAGES;

EID: 3543017385     PISSN: 15699048     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resp.2004.03.014     Document Type: Conference Paper

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