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	Trochilids / Winter Hummingbird Maps LINKS Page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Carpenter, F.L. Torpor in an Andean Hummingbird: its ecological significance.
		Hiebert, S.M. Torpor in the Rufous Hummingbird (Selasphorus Rufus).
		Corticosterone and nocturnal torpor in the Rufous Hummingbird (Selasphorus rufus).
	www.trochilids.com /links.html (5465 words)

	Torpor - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Torpor is a state of regulated hypothermia in an endotherm lasting just a few hours.
		Torpor is often used to help animals survive in a cold climate, since it allows the organism to save the amount of energy that would normally be used to maintain a high body temperature.
		Torpor is alternately used as a reference to any non-physiological state of inactivity.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Torpor (282 words)

	Trochilids / Winter Hummingbird Maps LINKS Page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Carpenter, F.L. Torpor in an Andean Hummingbird: its ecological significance.
		Hiebert, S.M. Torpor in the Rufous Hummingbird (Selasphorus Rufus).
		Corticosterone and nocturnal torpor in the Rufous Hummingbird (Selasphorus rufus).
	trochilids.com /links.html (5465 words)

	torpor (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		'''Torpor''' is a state of regulated hypothermia, lasting just a few hours.
		Torpor is used to survive in the cold.
		Torpor can be beneficial to an organism because it allows the organism to save the amount of energy used.
	encyclopedia.mysleepcenter.com /torpor.htm (196 words)

	Torpor and Final Death
		Torpor may be entered voluntarily or involuntarily (through wounds or loss of blood).
		Once in torpor, a character remains dormant for a period of time depending on her Humanity rating.
		Vampires who enter torpor due to wounds must rest for a period depending on their humanity/path rating (see table).
	www.njad-ww.com /Torpor.html (432 words)

	torpor - definition by dict.die.net
		torpor n 1: a state of motor and mental inactivity with a partial suspension of sensibility; "he fell into a deep torpor" [syn: torpidity] 2: inactivity resulting from torpidity and lack of vigor or energy [syn: listlessness, torpidity, torpidness]
		Loss of motion, or of the motion; a state of inactivity with partial or total insensibility; numbness.
		Dullness; sluggishness; inactivity; as, a torpor of the mental faculties.
	dict.die.net /torpor (66 words)

	§ 44. turgor / torpor. 4. Science Terms. The American Heritage Book of English Usage. 1996
		While many of the events we think of as stress-producing are the result of human-human interaction, so-called natural stresses such as heat or cold also trigger a variety of symptoms, or responses in living organisms.
		In contrast to this concept of pressure or tension, torpor, from Latin torpere, “to be stiff,” is a metabolic response exhibited by some mammals.
		Thus, an animal is said to be in a state of torpor when it hibernates to avoid the stresses of cold and, perhaps, food shortages or when it estivates to avoid excessive heat or drought.
	www.bartleby.com /64/C004/044.html (349 words)

	Alterations in pulmonary surfactant after rapid arousal from torpor in the marsupial Sminthopsis crassicaudata -- ...
		Torpor in the dunnart, Sminthopsis crassicaudata, alters surfactant lipid composition and surface activity.
		Torpor is a short-term (maximum of 19 h) reduction in body temperature
		Effect of torpor and arousal on surface tension-lowering properties of dunnart pulmonary surfactant at 15°C. Figure description, definitions, and data calculation are the same as for Fig.
	jap.physiology.org /cgi/content/full/86/6/1959 (5555 words)

	Reduced leptin concentrations are permissive for display of torpor in Siberian hamsters -- Freeman et al. 287 (1): R97 ...
		and duration of torpor in leptin-treated hamsters that underwent
		it is not a sufficient cue to trigger onset of a torpor bout.
		Torpor in mice is induced by both leptin-dependent and -independent mechanisms.
	ajpregu.physiology.org /cgi/content/full/287/1/R97 (4540 words)

	Living the Scientific Life (Scientist, Interrupted): Hummingbirds and Torpor
		Torpor is a type of deep sleep where an animal lowers its metabolic rate by as much as 95%.
		However, unlike hibernation, hummingbird torpor can occur on any night of the year so it is referred to as daily torpor or noctivation.
		Torpor is not limited to hummingbirds; it has also been observed in swallows, swifts and poorwills.
	scienceblogs.com /grrlscientist/2006/04/hummingbirds_and_torpor.php (1450 words)

	worldofdarkness.com Monday, July 26, 2004 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Long periods of inactivity, called torpor, remove the vampire from the world of the (un)living for weeks, years or even centuries at a time.
		However, a Kindred in torpor is in a perfect condition to be left out in the sun (or worse) by her rivals or traitorous allies.
		However, the dreams and nightmares of torpor mix fantasy and fears with memory, leaving the torpid vampire with a fractured or warped mindset upon waking.
	www.worldofdarkness.com /dailies/MonJul26-2004.html (261 words)

	Interesting Hamster Studies (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		The difference between hibernation and torpor is how long the sleep times are and how much the animal's bodies slow down.
		So, in the scientists conclusion they stated that they were correct in hypothesizing that furless hamsters would not need to induce torpor because it would take too much energy to rewarm themselves after the torpor, thus taking away the energy saving benefits from the process.
		This experiment was a basic study on the substances involved or present in or during torpor such as serum lipids, glucose or PDH on brown adipose tissues, heart, brain and kidney muscle and affects on respiratory quotient.
	www.bio.davidson.edu /people/midorcas/animalphysiology/websites/2004/Pierre/page2.htm (580 words)

	Agni Yoga Series - Master Index - TORPOR
		The torpor of life is dispelled in the pure rays of the sunset.
		The blind deride the advice of those who see, and the earthly know-it-alls point out the impossibility of change in the existing order, saying that all is stable and unchangeable, and that those who are more sensitive are nothing but liars.
		People are reaching such a degree of torpor that they cannot even imagine that man can bear within himself both enemy and friend in continuous conflict.
	laluni.helloyou.ws /agniyoga/to/aytorpor.html (1261 words)

	Role of area postrema in control of torpor in Siberian hamsters -- Bae et al. 279 (2): 591 -- AJP - Regulatory, ...
		are correlated with the onset of torpor in Siberian hamsters (6).
		The neural pathways that mediate torpor in Siberian hamsters remain to be fully identified.
		Postoperative torpor characteristics of hamsters undergoing spontaneous bouts of torpor
	ajpregu.physiology.org /cgi/content/full/279/2/R591 (4860 words)

	torpor - Search Results - MSN Encarta
		Amphibians are cold-blooded, or more correctly, ectotherms—that is, they are not able to generate their own body heat.
		Torpor : reptiles and amphibians : frogs: Burrowing Frog
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	ca.encarta.msn.com /torpor.html (75 words)

	Metabolic adjustments during daily torpor in the Djungarian hamster -- Heldmaier et al. 276 (5): 896 -- AJP - ...
		Torpor episodes began, on average, at 0816 and ended at 1725.
		To match individual curves, torpor episodes lasting longer than 9.15 h were cut 2 h before arousal, and torpor episodes <9.15 h were cut and interpolated 2 h before arousal.
		Daily torpor in the absence of the suprachiasmatic nucleus in Siberian hamsters.
	ajpendo.physiology.org /cgi/content/full/276/5/E896 (4932 words)

	The Suprachiasmatic Nucleus Is Essential for Circadian Body Temperature Rhythms in Hibernating Ground Squirrels -- Ruby ...
		for torpor bouts that were judged as synchronous or asynchronous based on visual inspection of the data.
		Lyman CP, Willis JS, Malan A, Wang LCH (1982) In: Hibernation and torpor in mammals and birds.
		Ruby NF, Zucker I (1992) Daily torpor in the absence of the suprachiasmatic nucleus in Siberian hamsters.
	www.jneurosci.org /cgi/content/full/22/1/357 (4840 words)

	STUDENT ABSTRACTS
		Torpor is a hypo-metabolic response in mice and other small rodents induced by low ambient temperature and food scarcity.
		Upon fasting at 16º C, the majority of the control mice entered torpor, whereas the majority of the MSG treated animals did not enter torpor, indicating the requirement of the ARC in mediating the onset of torpor.
		However, ghrelin did not induce torpor in MSG treated mice, suggesting that the effect of ghrelin on torpor is mediated through the ARC.
	www.williams.edu /go/sciencecenter/center/RS05html/Repsci2005-STUDENT.html (11002 words)

	Torpor - The MIT Press (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Set at the dawn of the New World Order, Chris Kraus's third novel, Torpor loops back to the beginning of the decade that was the basis of I Love Dick, her pseudo-confessional cult-classic debut.
		Savagely ironic and deeply lyrical, Torpor explores the swirling mix of nationalisms, capital flows and negative entropy that define the present, haunted by the persistence of historical memory.
		"Torpor concerns itself with a feminist filmmaker consumed and confounded by the intellect and desire of a rapacious philosopher-lover.
	mitpress.mit.edu /158435027X (542 words)

	Fork and Salt Shaker » Blog Archive » Torpor
		Usage: Despite our torpor of late, we have vowed to bring you more of the quality content you’ve come to expect from Fork and Salt Shaker.
		This entry was posted on Monday, November 21st, 2005 at 10:03 pm and is filed under Word of the Day.
		I have lapsed into a state of utter torpor.
	www.forkandsaltshaker.com /content?p=64 (151 words)

	Living the Scientific Life (The Archives): Hummingbirds and Torpor
		Torpor is a type of deep sleep where an animal lowers its metabolic rate by as much as 95%.
		However, unlike hibernation, hummingbird torpor can occur on any night of the year so it is referred to as daily torpor or noctivation.
		Torpid hummingbirds exhibit a slumber that is as deep as death.
	girlscientist.blogspot.com /2005/09/hummingbirds-and-torpor.html (1485 words)

	Cardiorespiratory and metabolic reactions during entrance into torpor in dormice, Glis glis -- Elvert and Heldmaier 208 ...
		The different phases of entries into torpor are shown in a 4 day sample recording, broken after the first day, from 1–5 August, 2000.
		Mean values of phase I and phase II preceeding entries into torpor of a sample dormouse #R3S at different ambient temperature.
		torpor, hibernation or estivation (Wilz and Heldmaier, 2000
	jeb.biologists.org /cgi/content/full/208/7/1373 (5014 words)

	Leptin: the "skinny" on torpor -- Nelson 287 (1): R6 -- AJP - Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		a torpor, a stagnation of all the faculties" (p.
		to be uncoupled from the permissive effects of leptin on torpor.
		Freeman DA, Lewis DA, Kauffman AS, Blum RM, and Dark J. Reduced leptin concentrations are permissive for display of torpor in Siberian hamsters.
	intl-ajpregu.physiology.org /cgi/content/full/287/1/R6?ct (918 words)

	Hibernation
		Some animals, such as skunks, bats, frogs, poorwill and raccoons, go into something called torpor - a time when their heartbeat, temperature and activity decrease.
		Torpor is not as deep as hibernation and usually does not last as long.
		Some call winter torpor - hibernation and summer torpor - estivation.
	www.suite101.com /article.cfm/science_surfing/112415 (322 words)

	Torpor in Hummingbirds
		For example, when torpor takes place for long periods of time during the winter, it is known as hibernation.
		Torpor is not limited to hummingbirds; it has also been observed in swallows, swifts and poorwills.
		Because daily energy balance is progressively more difficult to maintain as body size decreases, hummingbird torpor is finely tuned to preserve their daily metabolic budget.
	research.amnh.org /users/nyneve/hummingbirds.html (702 words)

	EverydayZen Teachings
		This is the third hindrance, sloth and torpor, thina midha in Pali.
		Practice itself can cause sloth and torpor sometimes, if you are doing practice with some restless goal or strong need, which probably gives you unrealistic expectations of what is going to happen as a result of practice, and unrealistic demands on yourself.
		The antidote to sloth and torpor is faith in practice, the abiding understanding that practice is a necessity.
	www.everydayzen.org /teachings/talk_fivehindrances_3.asp (2167 words)

	Torpor
		TORPOR consists of: Larry Gutierrez-guitar/vocals, Steve Hernandez-drums and Sally Dederick on bass.
		The current line-up has only been together for 3months, but TORPOR will be hitting the studio in January 2001 to record an ep.
		Plus, TORPOR plans to play every chance they get to get the word out.
	www.mbus.com /bands/genadm/Torpor.htm (148 words)

	Torpor
		When an animal is in torpor, its body slows down.
		Diurnal torpor is when creatures ‘deep sleep’ for only part of a day.
		It will go to ‘sleep’ [into torpor], its heartbeat and breathing will slow down, and less energy [food] will be needed to keep it warm.
	library.thinkquest.org /TQ0312800/torpor.htm (336 words)

	Mammalian Hibernation: Cellular and Molecular Responses to Depressed Metabolism and Low Temperature -- CAREY et al. 83 ...
		Torpor is interrupted by periods of intense metabolic
		torpor and the intrinsic sensitivity of elongation to temperature
		torpor to about one-tenth the rate of active animals (92).
	physrev.physiology.org /cgi/content/full/83/4/1153 (9283 words)

	Journey North Hummingbirds
		The trickiest part of torpor isn't letting the body temperature fall at night, but getting it back up in the morning.
		This is a real danger when they are coming out of torpor, when their temperature is low to begin with.
		Birds that undergo nighttime torpor are just about all very small.
	www.learner.org /jnorth/tm/humm/Torpor.html (888 words)

	Torpor - The MIT Press (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		If you could create a golden kind of time and lay it right beside the other time, the time of horror, Bad History could just recede into the distance without ever having to be resolved.
		Set at the dawn of the New World Order, Chris Kraus's third novel, Torpor loops back to the beginning of the decade that was the basis of I Love Dick, her pseudo-confessional cult-classic debut.
		Savagely ironic and deeply lyrical, Torpor explores the swirling mix of nationalisms, capital flows and negative entropy that define the present, haunted by the persistence of historical memory.
	mitpress.mit.edu:8000 /catalog/item?ttype=2&tid=10795 (513 words)

	The Full Expression of Fasting-Induced Torpor Requires {beta}3-Adrenergic Receptor Signaling -- Swoap et al. 26 (1): ...
		The Full Expression of Fasting-Induced Torpor Requires {beta}3-Adrenergic Receptor Signaling -- Swoap et al.
		Torpor, a controlled rapid drop in metabolic rate and body temperature
		and entered torpor after a fast in a cool environment.
	www.jneurosci.org /cgi/content/abstract/26/1/241 (222 words)

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