Accumulation of lactate by frozen painted turtles (Chrysemys picta) and its relationship to freeze tolerance

Physiological and Biochemical Zoology

Volumn 77, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 433-439

  Packard, Mary J ^a   Packard, Gary C ^a  

^a Veterinary Dentistry and Oral Surgery   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; LACTIC ACID;

BIOCHEMISTRY; FREEZING; TURTLE;

ANAEROBIC GROWTH; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FREEZING; LACTIC ACIDOSIS; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; TIME; TURTLE; UNITED STATES;

ACIDOSIS, LACTIC; ANAEROBIOSIS; ANIMALS; FREEZING; GLUCOSE; LACTIC ACID; NEBRASKA; TIME FACTORS; TURTLES;

ANIMALIA; CHRYSEMYS; CHRYSEMYS PICTA; TESTUDINES;

EID: 4143116729     PISSN: 15222152     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/420952     Document Type: Article

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