In vitro cardiac performance in the sub-Antarctic Notothenioids Eleginops maclovinus (Subfamily eleginopinae), Paranotothenia magellanica, and Patagonotothen tessellata (Subfamily nototheniinae)

Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - A Physiology

Volumn 118, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 1437-1445

  Agnisola, C ^a,f   Acierno, R ^b   Calvo, J ^c   Farina, F ^d   Tota, B ^e,f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SALENTO   (Italy)

^c CENTRO AUSTRAL DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTÍFICAS CADIC CONICET   (Argentina)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALABRIA   (Italy)

^f STAZIONE ZOOLOGICA ANTON DOHRN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Heart function; Loading; Notothenioids; Oxygen consumption; Pressure; Starling response; Sub Antarctic fish

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; FISH; HEART FUNCTION; HEART MUSCLE OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; HEART OUTPUT; HEART STROKE VOLUME; HEMODYNAMIC PARAMETERS; ISOLATED HEART; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ELEGINOPS MACLOVINUS; PARANOTOTHENIA MAGELLANICA; PATAGONOTOTHEN TESSELLATA;

EID: 0031415640     PISSN: 03009629     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0300-9629(97)00044-3     Document Type: Article

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