Maximum cardiac performance of rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) at temperatures approaching their upper lethal limit

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 199, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 663-672

  Farrell, A P ^a   Gamperl, A K ^a   Hicks, J M T ^a   Shiels, H A ^a   Jain, K E ^a  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adrenaline; Cardiac output; Heart; Heart rate; Oncorhynchus mykiss; Rainbow trout; Stroke volume; Temperature

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001240179     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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