Hypothalamic remodeling of thyroid hormone signaling during hibernation in the arctic ground squirrel

Arctic ground squirrels hibernating in darkness activate the pars tuberalis - hypothalamus thyroid hormone signaling pathway, remodel hypothalamic tanycytes, and activate the reproductive axis.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Helen E. Chmura, Cassandra Duncan, Ben Saer, Jeanette T. Moore, Brian M. Barnes, C. Loren Buck, Helen C. Christian, Andrew S. I. Loudon, Cory T. Williams
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2022-05-01
Series:Communications Biology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-022-03431-8
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Summary:Arctic ground squirrels hibernating in darkness activate the pars tuberalis - hypothalamus thyroid hormone signaling pathway, remodel hypothalamic tanycytes, and activate the reproductive axis.
ISSN:2399-3642