Farmed fish are a promising source of high‐quality and sustainable protein. However, the
production of farmed fish products that meet food safety standards is one of the major public …

Hibernation represents an adaptation for coping with unfavorable environmental conditions.
For brown bears Ursus arctos, hibernation is a critical period as pronounced temporal …

Background In mammals, the hibernating state is characterized by biochemical adjustments,
which include metabolic rate depression and a shift in the primary fuel oxidized from …

Parasitization by the larvae (glochidia) of freshwater mussels can cause harm to a fish's gills,
resulting in less effective respiration and/or reduced activity by the host fish. The impact of …

Significance: Oxygen levels are key regulators of virtually every living mammalian cell,
under both physiological and pathological conditions. Starting from embryonic and fetal …

Proteins are not only the major structural components of living cells but also ensure
essential physiological functions within the organism. Any change in protein abundance …

Prior to winter, heterotherms retain polyunsaturated fatty acids (“PUFA”), resulting in
enhanced energy savings during hibernation, through deeper and longer torpor bouts …

It is known that in mammals living in climates other than tropical, hemoconcentration is
usually observed in winter. The average modern person actively uses artificial lighting …

Brown bears (Ursus arctos) hibernate for 5–7 months without eating, drinking, urinating, and
defecating at a metabolic rate of only 25% of the summer activity rate. Nonetheless, they …

Muscle atrophy is one of the main characteristics of human ageing and physical inactivity,
with resulting adverse health outcomes. To date, there are still no efficient therapeutic …