Cisse M, Chevrier J P, Josselin J
C R Seances Soc Biol Fil. 1976;170(4):922-9.
The circannual chronobiology of Varanus exanthematicus exanthematicus Bose, lacertilian reptile of Senegal, is characterized by a period of rest from January to June during the dry season and a period of activity from July to December during the wet season. The study of proteidemia and of the ratio of weight and height shows that the hydratation of corporal compartments is average from November to April and undergoes through changes from May to October. The electrophoresis of proteins shows the total disappearance of one of the fraction during the complete metabolic rest of the Varanus (from January to April). Finally the study of the electrophoresis of lipoproteins leads to the hypothesis that the Varanus can only make an insufficient biosynthesis of lipoproteins during the animal over feeding; besides this biosynthesis seems to be pratically stopped from January to May.
作为塞内加尔的蜥蜴类爬行动物，草原巨蜥的年周期生物钟学特征表现为：在旱季的1月至6月为休息期，而在雨季的7月至12月为活动期。对蛋白血症以及体重与身高比例的研究表明，身体各部分的水合作用在11月至4月处于平均水平，并在5月至10月发生变化。蛋白质电泳显示，在草原巨蜥完全代谢静止期（1月至4月），其中一个蛋白组分完全消失。最后，对脂蛋白电泳的研究得出一个假设，即草原巨蜥在动物过度进食期间只能进行不足的脂蛋白生物合成；此外，这种生物合成在1月至5月似乎实际上处于停滞状态。
