Incorporation of microbially salvaged urea-nitrogen into anabolic amino acids during hibernation in arctic ground squirrels
Sarah A. Rice, Kirsten Grond, Sarah M. Gering, Julie A. Reisz, Taylor R. M. Bailey-Parsons, Charles Loren Buck, Khrystyne N. Duddleston
The paper investigates urea-nitrogen salvage in hibernating arctic ground squirrels, finding higher incorporation of microbial urea into amino acids during hibernation compared to summer activity.
Communications Biology · Jan 29, 2026Peer-reviewedSystems Biology