Lipid metabolism homeostasis and low-level glycogen metabolism in the Harderian gland of hibernating Daurian ground squirrels.

The Daurian ground squirrel (Spermophilus dauricus) is a mammalian hibernator that undergoes prolonged torpor bouts in winter, periodically interrupted by spontaneous arousals. However, whether the function of the Harderian gland (HG)-an orbital endo…

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