@article{Abdel-Hafid_2013, place={Al Bayda, Libya}, title={Physiochemical and histological study on the effect of the hibernation on the liver of Uromastyx acanthinura (Bell, 1825).}, volume={28}, url={https://omu.edu.ly/journals/index.php/mjsc/article/view/153}, DOI={10.54172/mjsc.v28i2.153}, abstractNote={<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">This study described the changes in the liver of </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Uromastyx_acanthinura&action=edit&redlink=1"><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Uromastyx acanthinura</span></em></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> (Bell, 1825) males and females during hibernation and activity seasons. The results revealed that, hibernation causes increase fatty liver and pigment cells with abundant damage, comparing with nearly normal structure and less fatty liver</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">after the hibernation with almost normal pattern. Genomic DNA showed apparent separation during hibernation.</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Also, caspase3 and caspase7 activity  reached a high level in the liver tissue during hibernation comparing with activity season.</span></p>}, number={2}, journal={Al-Mukhtar Journal of Sciences}, author={Abdel-Hafid, Yousef K.A}, year={2013}, month={Dec.}, pages={1–11} }