... little skeletal muscle atrophy compared with artificially immobilised mammalian models. Therefore, we studied mitochondrial respiration and ROS (H 2 O 2 ) production in permeabilised muscle fibres of the green-striped burrowing frog, Cyclorana alboguttata . Mitochondrial respiration within saponin...

... and warm (>10°C) environment and dwindling food resources, and is characterised by the construction of a burrow, the adoption of a water conserving posture and a metabolic depression( Pinder et al., 1992 ). The green-striped burrowing frog Cyclorana alboguttata (Günther 1867) ( Meyer et al., 1997...

...Rebecca L. Cramp; Sara M. Kayes; Edward A. Meyer; Craig E. Franklin SUMMARY Although green striped burrowing frogs ( Cyclorana alboguttata )experience large reductions in the mass and absorptive surface area of the small intestine (SI) during aestivation, little is known about how this may affect...

.... In this study we measured state 3 and state 4 mitochondrial respiration in the muscle of the burrowing frog, Cyclorana alboguttata and calculated the respiratory control ratio as a measure of coupling efficiency. After 7 months in aestivation, C. alboguttata significantly reduced oxygen consumption of isolated...

..., such as hibernators and aestivators, provide an interesting model for investigating atrophy associated with disuse. Previous research on the amphibian aestivator Cyclorana alboguttata (Günther 1867)demonstrated an absence of muscle disuse atrophy after 3 months of aestivation, as measured by gastrocnemius muscle...

...Nicholas J. Hudson; Michael B. Bennett; Craig E. Franklin SUMMARY The green-striped burrowing frog, Cyclorana alboguttata , survives extended drought periods by burrowing underground and aestivating. These frogs remain immobile within cocoons of shed skin and mucus during aestivation and emerge...