Heart rate and temperature in the snail Megalobulimus sanctipauli: Role of the cardiac nerve

Canadian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology

Volumn 74, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 1362-1365

  Romero, Sonia M B ^a   Hoffmann, Anette ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Cardiac nerve; Heart rate; Mollusc; Snail; Temperature

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENERVATION; HEART RATE; NERVOUS SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SNAIL; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 0030431803     PISSN: 00084212     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/y96-142     Document Type: Article

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