Respiration and gas exchange during recovery from exercise in the American alligator

Respiration Physiology

Volumn 120, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 81-87

  Farmer, C G ^a   Carrier, D R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

Acid base; Exercise; Gas exchange, respiratory exchange ratio; Reptiles, American alligator

Indexed keywords

AIR CONDITIONING; ALLIGATOR; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BICARBONATE BLOOD LEVEL; BREATHING; CARBON DIOXIDE EXCRETION; CARBON DIOXIDE TENSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE; HEART RIGHT LEFT SHUNT; LUNG GAS EXCHANGE; NONHUMAN; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREADMILL;

ALLIGATORS AND CROCODILES; ANIMALS; CARBON DIOXIDE; EXERCISE TEST; HYPERVENTILATION; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSICAL CONDITIONING, ANIMAL; PULMONARY GAS EXCHANGE; RESPIRATION;

EID: 0034162818     PISSN: 00345687     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0034-5687(00)00098-0     Document Type: Article

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