Hibernation

"Hibernation" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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The dormant state in which some warm-blooded animal species pass the winter. It is characterized by narcosis and by sharp reduction in body temperature and metabolic activity and by a depression of vital signs.

Descriptor ID	D006605
MeSH Number(s)	G07.110.232.889.500 G07.410.421.889.500 G16.012.500.535.889.500
Concept/Terms	Hibernation Hibernation Hibernations Hibernation, Artificial Hibernation, Artificial Artificial Hibernation Artificial Hibernations Induced Hibernation Hibernation, Induced Induced Hibernations

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Hibernation".

Biological Sciences [G]
Physiological Phenomena [G07]
Body Temperature [G07.110]
Body Temperature Regulation [G07.110.232]
Torpor [G07.110.232.889]
Hibernation [G07.110.232.889.500]
Homeostasis [G07.410]
Body Temperature Regulation [G07.410.421]
Torpor [G07.410.421.889]
Hibernation [G07.410.421.889.500]
Biological Phenomena [G16]
Adaptation, Biological [G16.012]
Adaptation, Physiological [G16.012.500]
Body Temperature Regulation [G16.012.500.535]
Torpor [G16.012.500.535.889]
Hibernation [G16.012.500.535.889.500]

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is related to "Hibernation".

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Hibernation".

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