Why do insects enter and recover from chill coma? Low temperature and high extracellular potassium compromise muscle function in Locusta migratoria

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 217, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 1297-1306

  Findsen, Anders ^a   Pedersen, Thomas Holm ^a   Petersen, Asbjørn Graver ^a   Nielsen, Ole Bkgaard ^a   Overgaard, Johannes ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Cold tolerance; Critical thermal minimum; Grashoppers; Isometric force; Membrane potential; Neuromuscular junction

Indexed keywords

POTASSIUM;

ANIMAL; COLD; ELECTROLYTE BALANCE; EXTRACELLULAR SPACE; FEMALE; HOMEOSTASIS; LOCUSTA MIGRATORIA; MALE; MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; METABOLISM; MUSCULOSKELETAL FUNCTION; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; COLD TEMPERATURE; EXTRACELLULAR SPACE; FEMALE; HOMEOSTASIS; LOCUSTA MIGRATORIA; MALE; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; MUSCULOSKELETAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; POTASSIUM; WATER-ELECTROLYTE BALANCE;

EID: 84910685726     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: 14779145     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.098442     Document Type: Article

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