Comparison of blood viscosity in red-eared sliders (Trachemys scripta) adapted to cold and room temperature

Journal of Experimental Zoology

Volumn 281, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 157-163

  Saunders, David K ^a   Patel, Krishna H ^a  

^a EMPORIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BLOOD VISCOSITY; BODY TEMPERATURE; COLD; HIBERNATION; PHYSIOLOGY; TURTLE;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; BLOOD VISCOSITY; BODY TEMPERATURE; COLD; HIBERNATION; TURTLES;

EID: 0032526924     PISSN: 0022104X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-010X(19980615)281:3<157::AID-JEZ1>3.0.CO;2-M     Document Type: Article

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