Term Information

Accession
GO:0042750
Name
hibernation
Ontology
biological_process
Synonyms
None
Alternate IDs
None
Definition
Any process in which an organism enters and maintains a period of dormancy in which to 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. Source: GOC:jl, PMID:1945046
Comment
None
History
See term history for GO:0042750 at QuickGO
Subset
None
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Parents of hibernation (GO:0042750)
subject[Reorder by subject] relation[Reorder by relation] object[Reorder by object]
hibernation [is_a relation] is_a  dormancy process (GO:0022611)
Children of hibernation (GO:0042750)
subject[Reorder by subject] relation[Reorder by relation] object[Reorder by object]
negative regulation of metabolic activity involved in hibernation (GO:0044250) [BFO:0000050 relation] BFO:0000050  hibernation
Wikipedia
Hibernation