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Die Wirkung von Cyproheptadin auf die Winterschlafbereitschaft und die jahreszeitlichen Körpergewichtsänderungen beim sibirischen BackenhörnchenTamias (Eutamias)sibiricus Laxmann 1769

R. Jaeger

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PharmacologyHibernationCellular and Molecular NeuroscienceAnimal sciencebiologyPeriod (gene)Molecular MedicineCell BiologyCyproheptadinbiology.organism_classificationMolecular BiologyEutamias

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The effect of cyproheptadin (4 mg/kg per os) on the typical weight cycle of sibirian chipmunksTamias (Eutamias)sibiricus before and during the hibernation period was studied. The substance leads to a complete inhibition of hibernation and the bodyweight reaches a lower level than in control animals.

https://doi.org/10.1007/bf02138901