Effects of hypoxia and hyperoxia on oxygen-transfer properties of the blood of a viviparous snake

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 199, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 2061-2070

  Herman, Jay K ^a,b   Ingermann, Rolf L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

fetus; garter snake; oxygen affinity; reptile; Thamnophis elegans; viviparity

Indexed keywords

EID: 0029846280     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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