Physiological Adaptations of Mammals of the Arctic Shore.

Abstract

Contents: Effects of cold exposure on urinary catecholamines in arctic lemmings; Thermogenesis of specific organs in cold acclimated rodents; Induction of summer hibernation by serum from arctic mammals; Spontaneous and induced summer hibernation in 13-lined ground squirrels by marmot and hamster serum; Further evidence for hibernation in bears; The role of adrenoceptors in norephinephrine stimulated VO2 in muscle; Ketamine-HCl anesthesia for the brown lemming; A comparison of body temperatures of least weasels and wolverines; The pineal and photoperiodism in arctic species; Cold acclimatization and the pineal gland of lemmings; Effects of photoperiod, cold acclimation and melatonin; Budget, and Explanation of Budget Items.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1978
Accession Number
ADA099686

Entities

People

  • G. Edgar Folk Jr.
  • Mary A. Folk

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acclimatization
  • Adaptation (Physiological)
  • Adipose Tissue
  • Animals
  • Body Temperature
  • Brain
  • Connective Tissue
  • Endocrine Glands
  • Glands
  • Mammals
  • Mustelids
  • Norepinephrine
  • North America
  • Physiology
  • Radio Telemetry
  • Rodents
  • Thermogenesis

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Cardiovascular Physiology
  • Circadian Sleep-Wake Regulation and Chronobiology
  • Polar and Arctic Studies