HYPOTHALAMIC CONTROL SYSTEMS SHOW DIFFERENTIAL GENE EXPRESSION DURING SPONTANEOUS DAILY TORPOR AND FASTING-INDUCED TORPOR IN THE DJUNGARIAN HAMSTER (PHODOPUS SUNGORUS).

Hypothalamic control systems show differential gene expression during spontaneous daily torpor and fasting-induced torpor in the Djungarian hamster (Phodopus sungorus).

Djungarian hamsters are able to use spontaneous daily torpor (SDT) during the winter season as well as fasting-induced torpor (FIT) at any time of the year to cope with energetically challenging environmental conditions.Torpor is a state of severely reduced metabolism with a pronounced decrease in body temperature, which enables animals to decrease

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