Fabrizius, Andrej; Hoff, Mariana Leivas Müller; Engler, Gerhard; Folkow, Lars; Burmester, Thorsten (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2016-08-09)
<b>Background: </b>During long dives, the brain of whales and seals experiences a reduced supply of oxygen (hypoxia).
The brain neurons of the hooded seal (Cystophora cristata) are more tolerant towards low-oxygen conditions than
those of mice, and also better survive other hypoxia-related stress conditions like a reduction in glucose supply and
high concentrations of lactate. Little is known ...