[Structure and ultrastructure of the gallbladder of the hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus) during hibernation].
1966
E Allara
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MeSH Term
Description
Entries
D007312
Eulipotyphla
An order of insect eating MAMMALS including MOLES; SHREWS; HEDGEHOGS.
Insectivora,Soricomorpha
D005704
Gallbladder
A storage reservoir for BILE secretion. Gallbladder allows the delivery of bile acids at a high concentration and in a controlled manner, via the CYSTIC DUCT to the DUODENUM, for degradation of dietary lipid.
Gallbladders
D006605
Hibernation
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.
Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA.