Telomere dynamics in free-living edible dormice (Glis glis): The impact of hibernation and food supply

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 219, Issue 16, 2016, Pages 2469-2474

  Hoelzl, Franz ^a   Cornils, Jessica S ^a   Smith, Steve ^a   Moodley, Yoshan ^a,b   Ruf, Thomas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE   (Austria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VENDA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Aging; Feeding experiment; Real time PCR; Somatic maintenance; Torpor

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; BODY TEMPERATURE; CATERING SERVICE; DORMOUSE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; HIBERNATION; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; SEASON; TELOMERE; TELOMERE HOMEOSTASIS;

ANIMALS; BODY TEMPERATURE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD SUPPLY; HIBERNATION; MYOXIDAE; SEASONS; TELOMERE; TELOMERE HOMEOSTASIS;

EID: 84984680090     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.140871     Document Type: Article

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