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.
Entry Term(s)
Hibernation, Artificial
Induced Hibernation
Public MeSH Note
1963; for HIBERNATION, ARTIFICIAL see HYPOTHERMIA, INDUCED 1983-2008
History Note
1963; for HIBERNATION, ARTIFICIAL use HYPOTHERMIA, INDUCED 1983-2008
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.
