Lactate accumulation, glycogen depletion, and shell composition of hatchling turtles during simulated aquatic hibernation

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 207, Issue 16, 2004, Pages 2889-2895

  Reese, Scott A ^a,b   Ultsch, Gordon R ^b   Jackson, Donald C ^a  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

Author keywords

Anoxia; Buffering; Hatchling turtle; Hibernation physiology; Lactate; Shell composition

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; CARBON DIOXIDE; GLYCOGEN; LACTIC ACID; MAGNESIUM; PHOSPHORUS;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROMETRY; BODY WATER; BONE DENSITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HIBERNATION; IMMERSION; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; TIME; TURTLE; UNITED STATES;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; BODY WATER; BONE DENSITY; CALCIUM; CARBON DIOXIDE; GLYCOGEN; GREAT LAKES REGION; HIBERNATION; IMMERSION; LACTIC ACID; MAGNESIUM; PHOSPHORUS; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY, ATOMIC; TIME FACTORS; TURTLES;

ANIMALIA; CHELYDRA SERPENTINA; CHELYDRIDAE; CHRYSEMYS; CHRYSEMYS PICTA; CHRYSEMYS PICTA BELLII; FRAXINUS; GRAPTEMYS; GRAPTEMYS GEOGRAPHICA; TESTUDINES; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 4344714324     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.01124     Document Type: Article

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