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    Carbohydrate and torpor duration in hibernating golden-mantled ground squirrels ( Citellus lateralis )

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    Plasma glucose concentrations were increased in torpid Citellus lateralis to test the hypothesis that plasma glucose depletion stimulates periodic arousals from torpor during hibernation.Peer Reviewedhttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/47127/1/360_2004_Article_BF00689301.pd
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