Cardiovascular, respiratory and metabolic responses to temperature and hypoxia of the winter frog Rana catesbeiana

Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 125-131

  Rocha, P L ^a   Branco, L G S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Acid base status; Blood pressure; Breathing frequency; Heart rate; Hyperglycemia; Hypoxia; Rana; Temperature

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; ANURA; RANA CATESBEIANA;

ANIMAL; ANOXIA; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR FUNCTION; FEMALE; FROG; MALE; METABOLISM; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION; TEMPERATURE SENSE;

ANIMALS; ANOXIA; CARDIOVASCULAR PHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; MALE; METABOLISM; RANA CATESBEIANA; RESPIRATORY PHYSIOLOGY; TEMPERATURE SENSE;

EID: 0030633398     PISSN: 0100879X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0100-879X1997000100019     Document Type: Article

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