The effect of alterations in activity and body temperature on the pulmonary surfactant system in the lesser long-eared bat nyctophilus geoffroyi

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 203, Issue 16, 2000, Pages 2429-2435

  Slocombe, N C ^a   Codd, J R ^a   Wood, P G ^a   Orgeig, S ^a   Daniels, C B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Arousal; Cholesterol; Lesser long eared bat; Nyctophilus geoffroyi; Phospholipid; Torpor

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; LUNG SURFACTANT; PHOSPHOLIPID;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BAT; BODY TEMPERATURE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; MALE; METABOLISM; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMAL; BODY TEMPERATURE; CHIROPTERA; CHOLESTEROL; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PHOSPHOLIPIDS; PULMONARY SURFACTANTS; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T;

EID: 0033835427     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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