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Aestivation and brain of the African lungfish Protopterus annectens

Scientists have long been fascinated by animals undergoing aestivation, a state of torpor at high temperature, due to its great potential in fields ranging from medicine to space travel. The brain of the African lungfish is able to coordinate a whole-body response to induce aestivation and to arouse...

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Published in:Temperature (Austin)
Main Authors: Chew, Shit F, Hiong, Kum
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Taylor & Francis 2014
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4977174/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27581948
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.4161/temp.29650
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