hibernation

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Introduction

The physiologic process in which certain mammals reduce metabolism with hypothermia, bradycardia, hypopnea during the winter months.

True hibernators reduce body temperature to near freezing resulting in a comatose condition:

Partial hibernators do not become comatose

  • bears
  • skunks
  • racoons

References

  1. Webster's Ninth New Collegiate Dictionary, Miriam-Webster Inc. Springfield, MA 1990
  2. Arendt T. Neurodegeneration and plasticity. Int J Dev Neurosci. 2004 Nov;22(7):507-14. Review. PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15465280