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Aestivation and brain of the African lungfish Protopterus annectens
Scientists have long been fascinated by animals undergoing aestivation, a state of torpor at high temperature, due to its great potential in fields ranging from medicine to space travel. The brain of the African lungfish is able to coordinate a whole-body response to induce aestivation and to arouse...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Taylor & Francis
2014
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4977174/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27581948 http://dx.doi.org/10.4161/temp.29650 |
| Sumario: | Scientists have long been fascinated by animals undergoing aestivation, a state of torpor at high temperature, due to its great potential in fields ranging from medicine to space travel. The brain of the African lungfish is able to coordinate a whole-body response to induce aestivation and to arouse from aestivation. |
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