The Torpid State: Recent Advances in Metabolic Adaptations and Protective Mechanisms†

The Torpid State: Recent Advances in Metabolic Adaptations and Protective Mechanisms†

Torpor and hibernation are powerful strategies enabling animals to survive periods of low resource availability. The state of torpor results from an active and drastic reduction of an individual’s metabolic rate (MR) associated with a relatively pronounced decrease in body temperature. To date, seve...

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Main Authors: Sylvain Giroud, Caroline Habold, Roberto F. Nespolo, Carlos Mejías, Jérémy Terrien, Samantha M. Logan, Robert H. Henning, Kenneth B. Storey
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Physiology
Subjects:
body temperature
metabolic depression
hibernation
hormones
lipids
non-Holarctic heterotherms
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fphys.2020.623665/full

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