When the tap runs dry: the physiological effects of acute experimental dehydration in Peromyscus eremicus

DM Blumstein, MD MacManes - Journal of Experimental …, 2023 - journals.biologists.com
Desert organisms have evolved physiological, biochemical and genomic mechanisms to
survive the extreme aridity of desert environments. Studying desert-adapted species …

The multi-tissue gene expression and physiological responses of water deprived Peromyscus eremicus

D Blumstein, M MacManes - BMC genomics, 2024 - Springer
The harsh and dry conditions of desert environments have resulted in genomic adaptations,
allowing for desert organisms to withstand prolonged drought, extreme temperatures, and …

High total water loss driven by low-fat diet in desert-adapted mice

DM Blumstein, JP Colella, E Linder… - Journal of …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Availability of food resources is an important driver of survival. Populations must either
relocate or adapt to persist in environments where food availability is changing. An optimal …

Impacts of dietary fat on multi tissue gene expression in the desert-adapted cactus mouse

DM Blumstein, MD MacManes - Journal of Experimental …, 2024 - journals.biologists.com
Understanding the relationship between dietary fat and physiological responses is crucial in
species adapted to arid environments where water scarcity is common. In this study, we …

A 10x Visium Approach: a spatial RNA-Seq analysis of renal tissue in Peromyscus eremicus

M Kephart - 2023 - search.proquest.com
Arid environments continue to increase their global coverage yearly due to climate change,
and leaves harsh environmental effects in their wake. Of these effects—which include high …

When the tap runs dry: The multi-tissue gene expression and physiological responses of water deprived Peromyscus eremicus

DM Blumstein, MD MacManes - bioRxiv, 2024 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The harsh and dry conditions of desert environments have resulted in genomic adaptations,
allowing for desert organisms to withstand prolonged drought, extreme temperatures, and …

Diurnal regulation of metabolism by Gs-alpha in hypothalamic QPLOT neurons

KD Gaitonde, M Andrabi, CA Burger, SP D'Souza… - Plos one, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Neurons in the hypothalamic preoptic area (POA) regulate multiple homeostatic processes,
including thermoregulation and sleep, by sensing afferent input and modulating sympathetic …

Survival Strategies in Arid Environments: Exploring Desert Adaptations in Peromyscus eremicus

DM Blumstein - 2024 - search.proquest.com
Desert environments pose extreme challenges for organisms, necessitating the evolution of
specialized physiological, biochemical, and genomic mechanisms for survival. My research …