Dynamic anatomical study of cardiac shunting in crocodiles using high-resolution angioscopy

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 199, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 359-365

  Axelsson, Michael ^a   Franklin, Craig E ^b   Lofman, Carl O ^c   Nilsson, Stefan ^a   Grigg, Gordon C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c Swedish Television ^*  (Sweden)

Author keywords

Blood flow; Cog teeth like valves; Crocodylus porosus; Crocodylus rhombifer; Diving; Foramen of Panizza; Heart; Right to left shunt

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000469279     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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