Production of Artificial Hibernation
Abstract
As I have shown previously1,2,3, the serum magnesium of the hedgehog is increased during hibernation and regular sleep, while calcium remains nearly constant. While serum magnesium reaches its maximum during the deepest hibernation, the adrenaline of the adrenals and the blood sugar simultaneously show their lowest seasonal values4,5.
- Publication:
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Nature
- Pub Date:
- December 1938
- DOI:
- 10.1038/1421157a0
- Bibcode:
- 1938Natur.142.1157S