Metabolic responses to freezing by garter snakes.
Author(s) : CHURCHILL T. A., STOREY K. B.
Type of article: Article
Summary
Five hours of freezing exposure at -2.5 deg C produced organ-specific changes in adenylates and energy charge, glycolytic intermediates, fermentative end products, glucose, fructose-2,6-bisphosphate, and the activity of glycogen phosphorylase in seven organs of garter snakes. Significant cryoprotectant synthesis was lacking, but the liver showed an activation of glycogenolysis and a 4-fold increase in glucose during freezing. Oxygen-sensitive organs, heart and brain, accumulated lactate during freezing exposure.
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- Original title: Metabolic responses to freezing by garter snakes.
- Record ID : 1993-0510
- Languages: English
- Source: Cryo-Letters - vol. 12 - n. 6
- Publication date: 1991/11
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- Themes: Cryobiology, cryomedicine: general information
- Keywords: Cryobiology; Chemical composition; Animal; Glucose; Freezing
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