Limited Oxidative Stress Favors Resistance to Skeletal Muscle Atrophy in Hibernating Brown Bears (<i>Ursus Arctos</i>)

• Main Authors: Blandine Chazarin (Author), Anna Ziemianin (Author), Alina L. Evans (Author), Emmanuelle Meugnier (Author), Emmanuelle Loizon (Author), Isabelle Chery (Author), Jon M. Arnemo (Author), Jon E. Swenson (Author), Guillemette Gauquelin-Koch (Author), Chantal Simon (Author), Stéphane Blanc (Author), Etienne Lefai (Author), Fabrice Bertile (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2019-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Oxidative stress, which is believed to promote muscle atrophy, has been reported to occur in a few hibernators. However, hibernating bears exhibit efficient energy savings and muscle protein sparing, despite long-term physical inactivity and fasting. We hypothesized that the regulation of the oxidan...