Body temperature during hibernation is highly correlated with a decrease in circulating innate immune cells in the brown bear (Ursos arctos): A common feature among hibernators?

International Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 508-514

  Sahdo, Berolla ^a   Evans, Alina L ^b,c   Arnemo, Jon M ^b,d   Fröbert, Ole ^e   Särndahl, Eva ^a,e   Blanc, Stéphane ^f,g  

^a ÖREBRO UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b INLAND NORWAY UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Norway)

^c NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

^d SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^e ÖREBRO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^f UNIVERSITÉ DE STRASBOURG   (France)

^g CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Brown bear; Hibernation; Innate immunity; Leukocytes; Torpor; Ursus arctos

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BEAR; BODY TEMPERATURE; CELL COUNT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HIBERNATION; IMMUNOCOMPETENT CELL; INNATE IMMUNITY; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; MALE; MONOCYTE; NEUTROPHIL COUNT; NONHUMAN; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; SUMMER; URSUS ARCTOS; WINTER;

BROWN BEAR; HIBERNATION; INNATE IMMUNITY; LEUKOCYTES; TORPOR.; URSUS ARCTOS;

ANIMALS; BODY TEMPERATURE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HIBERNATION; IMMUNITY, INNATE; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MALE; MONOCYTES; NEUTROPHILS; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; SEASONS; URSIDAE;

EID: 84875126243     PISSN: 14491907     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7150/ijms.4476     Document Type: Article

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