Kruger, Alena; Fabrizius, Andrej; Mikkelsen, Bjarni; Siebert, Ursula; Folkow, Lars; Burmester, Thorsten (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2019-10-30)
The brain of diving mammals is repeatedly exposed to low oxygen conditions (hypoxia) that would have caused
severe damage to most terrestrial mammals. Some whales may dive for > 2 h with their brain remaining active.
Many of the physiological adaptations of whales to diving have been investigated, but little is known about the
molecular mechanisms that enable their brain to survive sometimes ...