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Metabolic Hormone FGF21 Is Induced in Ground Squirrels during Hibernation but Its Overexpression Is Not Sufficient to Cause Torpor

Hibernation is a natural adaptation that allows certain mammals to survive physiological extremes that are lethal to humans. Near freezing body temperatures, heart rates of 3–10 beats per minute, absence of food consumption, and depressed metabolism are characteristic of hibernation torpor bouts tha...

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Autores principales: Nelson, Bethany T., Ding, Xunshan, Boney-Montoya, Jamie, Gerard, Robert D., Kliewer, Steven A., Andrews, Matthew T.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3534659/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23301087
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0053574