Muscle plasticity in hibernating ground squirrels (Spermophilus lateralis) is induced by seasonal, but not low-temperature, mechanisms

Journal of Comparative Physiology B: Biochemical, Systemic, and Environmental Physiology

Volumn 181, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 147-164

  Nowell, Megan M ^a   Choi, Hyung ^a   Rourke, Bryan C ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Hibernation; Hypoxia inducible factor; Myosin heavy chains; Myostatin; Skeletal muscle atrophy

Indexed keywords

MAMMALIA; SPERMOPHILUS; SPERMOPHILUS LATERALIS;

EID: 78650792278     PISSN: 01741578     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00360-010-0505-7     Document Type: Article

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