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Hibernation in Mammals: Central Nervous System Function

John M. Horowitz, David J. Horrigan

10.1002/cphy.cp040123

Source: Supplement 14: Handbook of Physiology, Environmental Physiology

Originally published: 1996

Published online: January 2011

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Abstract

The sections in this article are:

1 The Hibernation Cycle and Maintenance of Homeostatic Mechanisms
2 Sensory and Higher‐Order Processing During Hibernation
3 The Orderly Sequence of Events During Arousal from and Entrance Into Hibernation
4 Neuroactive Agents and Hibernation
5 Unanswered Questions
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John M. Horowitz, David J. Horrigan. Hibernation in Mammals: Central Nervous System Function. Compr Physiol 2011, Supplement 14: Handbook of Physiology, Environmental Physiology: 533-539. First published in print 1996. doi: 10.1002/cphy.cp040123