Urea loading enhances freezing survival and postfreeze recovery in a terrestrially hibernating frog

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 211, Issue 18, 2008, Pages 2969-2975

  Costanzo, Jon P ^a   Lee Jr , Richard E ^a  

^a MIAMI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Amphibian; Cryoprotection; Freeze tolerance; Hibernation; Osmolyte; Rana sylvatica; Wood frog

Indexed keywords

CRYOPROTECTIVE AGENT; SODIUM CHLORIDE; UREA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; COLD; FROG; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HEMATOCRIT; HIBERNATION; MALE; METABOLISM; OSMOLARITY; PHYSIOLOGY; THERMOREGULATION;

ANIMALS; BLOOD GLUCOSE; BODY TEMPERATURE REGULATION; COLD TEMPERATURE; CRYOPROTECTIVE AGENTS; HEMATOCRIT; HIBERNATION; MALE; OSMOLAR CONCENTRATION; RANIDAE; SODIUM CHLORIDE; UREA;

AMPHIBIA; ANURA; RANA SYLVATICA;

EID: 54349098279     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.019695     Document Type: Article

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