| Literature DB >> 7058335 |
Abstract
Anurans that hibernate at or near the ground surface can survive prolonged exposure to low winter temperatures of northern latitudes by tolerance to freezing. An accumulation of glycerol during winter was correlated with frost tolerance, indicating that this compound is associated with natural tolerance to freezing in a vertebrate.Entities:
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Year: 1982 PMID: 7058335 DOI: 10.1126/science.7058335
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Science ISSN: 0036-8075 Impact factor: 47.728