The heart of the Antarctic icefish as paradigm of cold adaptation

Journal of Thermal Biology

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 409-417

  Tota, B ^a,c   Cerra, M C ^a   Mazza, R ^a   Pellegrino, D ^a   Icardo, J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALABRIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CANTABRIA   (Spain)

^c STAZIONE ZOOLOGICA ANTON DOHRN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Antarctic fish heart; Cardiac performance; Myoglobin; Thermal adaptation; Ventricular ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031462051     PISSN: 03064565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0306-4565(97)00060-0     Document Type: Article

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