TY - JOUR AU - Baker, Julie A. AU - van Breukelen, Frank PY - 2009 DA - 2009/05/26 TI - Bile constituents in hibernating golden-mantled ground squirrels (Spermophilus lateralis) JO - Comparative Hepatology SP - 2 VL - 8 IS - 1 AB - Golden-mantled ground squirrels (S. lateralis) are anorexic during the winter and survive by exploiting hibernation to reduce energetic demands. The liver normally plays a critical role in fueling and regulating metabolism and one might expect significant changes in hepatobiliary function with hibernation. We analyzed bile collected from animals in summer, animals in winter that were either torpid, active between bouts of torpor, or which failed to enter hibernation in order to characterize the effects of hibernation on hepatobiliary function per se. SN - 1476-5926 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/1476-5926-8-2 DO - 10.1186/1476-5926-8-2 ID - Baker2009 ER -