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    This document introduces a discussion on hibernation in animals by Alfred P. Fishman. It provides background on two common hibernating animals, the hedgehog and dormouse. The dormouse is a small, tree-dwelling rodent that overeats in the summer and curls into a ball to hibernate until spring. Dr. Lyman has studied hibernation through anatomy, physiology and biochemistry experiments on mammals and will review the current understanding of hibernation biology.

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    This document introduces a discussion on hibernation in animals by Alfred P. Fishman. It provides background on two common hibernating animals, the hedgehog and dormouse. The dormouse is a small, tree-dwelling rodent that overeats in the summer and curls into a ball to hibernate until spring. Dr. Lyman has studied hibernation through anatomy, physiology and biochemistry experiments on mammals and will review the current understanding of hibernation biology.

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    III.

    Hibernation in Animals
    Chairman: Alfred P. Fishman, M.D.

    Introduction
    By ALFRED P. FISHMAN, M.D.
    In contrast to the hedgehog, the dormouse
    is a friend of long standing. It is shown in
    familiar surroundings in figure 2. Not mani-
    fest in this illustration is the fact that it is a
    small, arboreal, squirrel-like rodent, which is
    more apt to be found in bushes and trees
    than at tea parties. But, by the close of the
    summer festivities, when it has gorged itself
    to extreme obesity, it curls up into a ball
    and hibernates until Spring. As will be re-
    rigure
    Figure 11 called from figure 2, the dormouse may be
    roused from its torporous state only to lapse
    TO THE interested bystander, the sub- back into suspended animation when external
    ject of hibernation is a curious mixture stimulation ceases.
    of mystery and of science. Part of the mystery It is to subjects such as these that Dr.
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    stems from the haze of uncertainty that sur- Lyman has devoted much of his scientific life.
    rounds the idea of suspended animation; part Dr. Lyman has won world renown for his
    from the exotic creatures that indulge in hi- fresh observations and ingenious experiments.
    bernation. As a prelude to Dr. Lyman's sci- By training, he is a comparative anatomist
    entific discussion of hibernation in mammals, who has exploited the special technics of
    I should like to remind you of some of the physiology and biochemistry to unravel some
    creatures with which he will probably deal. of the mysteries of hibernation in mammals.
    Every group of vertebrates, except birds, He will review for us, in the light of his own
    hibernates. But, of all the hibernating mam- researches, the present understanding of the
    mals, the hedgehog and the dormouse have biology of hibernation.
    emerged as the most popular subjects for
    study in the laboratory.
    The hedgehog is the less familiar of the two.
    It is a mammal of the order Insectivora,
    ordinarily about 10 inches long. In figure 1
    is illustrated a typical hedgehog on the verge
    of hibernation. It may be seen that its appear-
    ance is characterized by a surface of spines
    and a short tail. Not evident is its poorly
    developed brain. When startled or threatened,
    it rolls up into a ball from which spines pro-
    trude in all directions.
    From the Department of Medicine, College of Phy-
    sicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, Now York,
    New York. Figure 2
    Circulation, Volume XXIV, August 1964 433

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