... metabolism before feeding was 40% lower in hibernation cells compared with fed cells or active cells cultured at 37°C, thereby confirming the temperature independence of metabolic rate. The partial depression of circulating FFAs with feeding likely explains the incomplete restoration of insulin sensitivity...

... stress Cold tolerance Cell culture Phenotypic plasticity Environmental temperature varies on multiple time scales, and as small-bodied ectotherms, insects are particularly susceptible to fluctuating temperatures ( Teets and Denlinger, 2013 ; Colinet et al., 2015 ; Overgaard and MacMillan...

... Ljubojevic , D. , Pelic , M. , Novakov , N. , Lazic , S. , Lupulovic , D. , Cirkovic , M. and Todorcevic , M. ( 2014 ). The establishment of the cell culture of preadipocytes of common carp (Cyprinus carpio L.) . Food Feed Res. 41 , 103 - 108 . 10.5937/FFR1402103L...

... hypoxia, is in direct contrast to recent studies undertaken to understand myoglobin expression in mouse models and mouse cell culture ( Kanatous et al., 2009 ). Table 1. Summary of enzymatic activities and myoglobin concentrations of Weddell seal skeletal muscle cells and control mouse skeletal...

... ) 2 8 2004 © The Company of Biologists Limited 2004 2004 bivalve oyster Crassostrea gigas heart ionic current cell culture patch clamp bioassay cryopreservation There have been few studies on the electrophysiological properties of bivalve heart cells and particularly...

... they protect from both global and focal ischemia in vivo and cell culture models of ischemia/reperfusion injury in vitr o, the mechanism of protection is not well understood. Protein aggregation is part of the etiology of chronic neurodegenerative diseases such as Huntington's and Alzheimer's, and recent data...

... in suspension or proliferate after adhering to the surface of cell culture dishes. Phasecontrast microscopy revealed an extensive system of basal membrane invaginations, and Na + -K + -ATPase- and anionexchanger-like immunoreactivity could be localized in cell membranes. The cells were characterized by a high...

...Caroline Prem; Bernd Pelster SUMMARY A cell culture system has been developed in which swimbladder gas gland cells from the European eel ( Anguilla anguilla ) were cultured on a permeable support. Cells seeded on Anodisc 13 (Whatman) or Costar Transwell 13 mm membranes form a confluent cell layer...

... of Biologists 2000 gill cell culture filter insert chloride cell mitochondria-rich cell pavement cell transepithelial potential transepithelial resistance Na + /K + -ATPase activity Ca 2+ transport The branchial epithelium of freshwater fish is responsible for the active uptake of Na...

... and address for correspondence: Department of Child Health, Ninewells Hospital and Medical School, University of Dundee, Dundee DD1 9SY, Scotland (e-mail: [email protected] ) 3 11 1997 22 12 1997 © 1998 by Company of Biologists 1998 sweat glands cell culture stimulus...

... cell biology cell culture cell proliferation degeneration tendon injury tendon mechanics Tendons function as mechanical links, transmitting the force generated by a muscle to a distant bone and bringing about the movement of a segment of the limb. However, tendons in the legs and feet...

[email protected] ). 07 01 1997 © The Company of Biologists Limited 1997 gills cell culture epithelial cells filter inserts Oncorhynchus mykiss transepithelial potential transepithelial resistance ionic fluxes rainbow trout The complex three-dimensional morphology...

... Institute, University of Zurich, August-Forel-Strasse 1, 8029 Zurich, Switzerland. † Author for correspondence (e-mail: [email protected] ). 25 06 1996 ©The Company of Biologists Limited 1996 muscle fiber isolation skeletal muscle fibers Rana pipiens cell culture...

... cyclic AMP serotonin ciliary beating mollusc gastropod pulmonate Helisoma trivolvis embryo cell culture beat frequency During early embryonic development, embryos of Helisoma trivolvis display a characteristic rotational movement within their individual egg capsules ( Diefenbach et...

... in primary cell culture. 5-HT caused reversible reduction of both a rapidly activating A-type K + current and a relatively slowly activating K + current resembling a delayed rectifier-type conductance. 5-HT also reduced the magnitude of voltage-activated Ca 2+ influx in these cells. The functional...

.... , Montgomery , I. , Brown , U. M. O. , Smith , G. L. , Elder , H. Y. and Jenkinson , D. M. ( 1993b ). Investigation of stimulus–secretion coupling in equine sweat gland epithelia using cell culture techniques . J. exp. Biol . 183 , 179 – 199 . 10.1242/jeb.183.1.279 Wilson...

... that temperature may directly affect the function of neurosecretory cells. 23 6 1993 © 1993 by Company of Biologists 1993 cell culture medial neurosecretory cells patch-clamp recordings Locusta migratoria insect The medial neurosecretory cells (MNSC) of the pars intercerebralis...

... 6 1993 © 1993 by Company of Biologists 1993 leech Retzius neurons cholinergic response nicotinic receptor cell culture acetylcholine Leech Retzius neurons are a pair of serotonergic cells easily identifiable in each segmental ganglion. Retzius neurons in each midbody...

... Studies, Glasgow Caledonian University, Glasgow G13 1PP, UK. 24 6 1993 © 1993 by Company of Biologists 1993 cell culture equine sweat gland stimulus–response coupling Sweat glands are found in essentially all mammalian groups but it is only in certain Bovidae, the primates...

... of these cells. * To whom reprint requests should be addressed. † Present address: Department of Pathology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, S-75007 Uppsala, Sweden. 17 09 1992 © 1993 by Company of Biologists 1993 cell culture gill...