On the direction and velocity of blood flow in the extradural intravertebral vein of harp seals (Phoca groenlandica) during simulated diving

Acta Physiologica Scandinavica

Volumn 168, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 271-276

  Nordgarden, Ulla ^a,c   Folkow, L P ^a   Walloe, L ^b   Blix, A S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^c INSTITUTE OF MARINE RESEARCH   (Norway)

Author keywords

Anatomy; Blood distribution; Blood flow velocity; Doppler ultrasound flowmetry; Extradural intravertebral vein

Indexed keywords

OXYGEN;

ANASTOMOSIS; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; BRAIN BLOOD FLOW; CATHETER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIVING; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; DURA MATER; FEMALE; FLOW RATE; INFERIOR CAVA VEIN; LIVER SINUSOID; LUMBAR SPINE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEAL; THORAX; VEIN BLOOD FLOW; VEIN VALVE; VENOUS BLOOD; VERTEBRA;

ANIMALS; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; DIVING; FEMALE; MALE; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; RHEOLOGY; SEALS, EARLESS; SPINAL CANAL; VEINS;

EID: 0034010596     PISSN: 00016772     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-201X.2000.00652.x     Document Type: Article

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