Adaptation to Cold Affects the Dimensions of Adrenal Gland Zones in Hibernating and Non-hibernating Animals

Authors

  • Oleksandr V. Shylo Institute for Problems of Cryobiology and Cryomedicine of National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Kharkiv, Ukraine
  • Dmytro G. Lutsenko Institute for Problems of Cryobiology and Cryomedicine of National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Kharkiv, Ukraine
  • Ihor M. Karibian Institute for Problems of Cryobiology and Cryomedicine of National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Kharkiv, Ukraine
  • Viktoria V. Lomako Institute for Problems of Cryobiology and Cryomedicine of National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Kharkiv, Ukraine

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15407/cryo28.01.019

Keywords:

adrenal gland, cold exposures, adaptation, hibernation, rat, hamster

Abstract

Probl Cryobiol Cryomed 2018; 28(1): 019–023

Author Biographies

Oleksandr V. Shylo, Institute for Problems of Cryobiology and Cryomedicine of National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Kharkiv, Ukraine

Department of Cryophysiology

Dmytro G. Lutsenko, Institute for Problems of Cryobiology and Cryomedicine of National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Kharkiv, Ukraine

Department of Cryophysiology

Ihor M. Karibian, Institute for Problems of Cryobiology and Cryomedicine of National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Kharkiv, Ukraine

Department of Cryophysiology

Viktoria V. Lomako, Institute for Problems of Cryobiology and Cryomedicine of National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Kharkiv, Ukraine

Department of Cryophysiology

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2018-03-25

How to Cite

Shylo, O. V., Lutsenko, D. G., Karibian, I. M., & Lomako, V. V. (2018). Adaptation to Cold Affects the Dimensions of Adrenal Gland Zones in Hibernating and Non-hibernating Animals. Problems of Cryobiology and Cryomedicine, 28(1), 19–23. https://doi.org/10.15407/cryo28.01.019

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