Oxygen consumption and vital organ masses in young growing quail (Coturnix coturnix japonica)

Acta Physiologica Scandinavica

Volumn 160, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 113-114

  Lilja, C ^a  

^a LINNAEUS UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Growth; Organ masses; Oxygen consumption; Quail

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; BODY MASS; HEART; KIDNEY; LIVER; NONHUMAN; ORGAN WEIGHT; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUAIL; SHORT SURVEY;

EID: 0030919110     PISSN: 00016772     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-201X.1997.00050.x     Document Type: Short Survey

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