Antigen disappearance in hibernating ground squirrels.
The rate of antigen disappearance was studied in hibernating ground squirrels (Citellus tridecemlineatus) injected with I(131)-labeled bovine serum albumin. There was no detectable disappearance of antigen during 14 days of hibernation. The induction period, however, ended 5 days after arousal as compared to a 7-day induction period in nonhibernating ground squirrels.
D000818:Animals; D000941:Antigens; D006605:Hibernation / Q000097:blood*; D012589:Sciuridae
D000941:Antigens
ANTIGENS; HIBERNATION/blood