Thirteen-lined ground squirrels (Ictidomys tridecemlineatus) show microstructural bone loss during hibernation but preserve bone macrostructural geometry and strength

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 214, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1240-1247

  McGee Lawrence, Meghan E ^a   Stoll, Danielle M ^b   Mantila, Emily R ^b   Fahrner, Bryna K ^b   Carey, Hannah V ^c   Donahue, Seth W ^b  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Bone; Disuse; Ground squirrel; Hibernation

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BONE; BONE DENSITY; CHEMISTRY; FEMALE; HIBERNATION; HISTOLOGY; MECHANICAL STRESS; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SCIURIDAE; SEASON;

ANIMALS; BONE AND BONES; BONE DENSITY; FEMALE; HIBERNATION; SCIURIDAE; SEASONS; STRESS, MECHANICAL;

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA; SCIURIDAE; SPERMOPHILUS; SPERMOPHILUS TRIDECEMLINEATUS;

EID: 79955046283     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb053520     Document Type: Article

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