Daily torpor reduces mass and changes stress and power output of soleus and EDL muscles in the Djungarian hamster, Phodopus sungorus

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 214, Issue 17, 2011, Pages 2896-2902

  James, Rob S ^a   Tallis, Jason A ^a   Seebacher, Frank ^b   Storey, Ken ^c  

^a Faculty of Engineering and Computing   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Atrophy; Fatigue resistance; Mechanics; Stress; Torpor

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; HAMSTER; HIBERNATION; MECHANICAL STRESS; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; ORGAN SIZE; PHODOPUS; PHOTOPERIODICITY; PHYSIOLOGY; SEASON; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; CRICETINAE; HIBERNATION; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; ORGAN SIZE; PHODOPUS; PHOTOPERIOD; SEASONS; STRESS, MECHANICAL;

CRICETINAE; PHODOPUS SUNGORUS;

EID: 80051710037     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.057877     Document Type: Article

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