"Hibernation" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The dormant state in which some warm-blooded animal species pass the winter. It is characterized by narcosis and by sharp reduction in body temperature and metabolic activity and by a depression of vital signs.
| Descriptor ID |
D006605
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| MeSH Number(s) |
G07.110.232.889.500 G07.410.421.889.500 G16.012.500.535.889.500
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| Concept/Terms |
Hibernation, Artificial- Hibernation, Artificial
- Artificial Hibernation
- Artificial Hibernations
- Induced Hibernation
- Hibernation, Induced
- Induced Hibernations
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Hibernation" by people in Profiles.
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Development, maternal effects, and behavioral plasticity. Integr Comp Biol. 2014 Nov; 54(5):841-9.
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Endocannabinoid signalling: has it got rhythm? Br J Pharmacol. 2010 Jun; 160(3):530-43.
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Hypoxia tolerance in mammals and birds: from the wilderness to the clinic. Annu Rev Physiol. 2007; 69:113-43.
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Periodic arousal from hibernation is necessary for initiation of immune responses in ground squirrels. Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol. 2002 Apr; 282(4):R1054-62.
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Difference in the mode of acute cold-induced hypothermia between rat and hamster. Jpn J Physiol. 1987; 37(2):207-22.