Dietary Lipids Affect the Onset of Hibernation in the Garden Dormouse (Eliomys quercinus): Implications for Cardiac Function

Dietary Lipids Affect the Onset of Hibernation in the Garden Dormouse (Eliomys quercinus): Implications for Cardiac Function

Dietary lipids strongly influence patterns of hibernation in heterotherms. Increased dietary uptake of n-6 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs), particularly of linoleic acid (LA, C18:2 n-6), enables animals to reach lower body temperatures (Tb), lengthens torpor bout duration, and results in lower e...

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Main Authors: Sylvain Giroud, Gabrielle Stalder, Hanno Gerritsmann, Anna Kübber-Heiss, Jae Kwak, Walter Arnold, Thomas Ruf
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Physiology
Subjects:
fatty acids
PUFA
linoleic acid
docosahexaenoic acid
torpor
hibernation
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fphys.2018.01235/full

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