A refined method to monitor arousal from hibernation in the European hamster
F. A. S. Markussen, V. J. Melum, B. Bothorel, D. G. Hazlerigg, V. Simonneaux, S. H. Wood
This study monitors arousal from hibernation in European hamsters by measuring BAT and core body temperatures and ventilation frequency, finding BAT rewarming precedes core rewarming and identifying a mass obstructing lungs and heart as a rewarming impairment.
bioRxiv · Apr 20, 2020Physiology