Use of brook char (salvelinus fontinalis) physiological responses to stress as a teaching exercise

American Journal of Physiology - Advances in Physiology Education

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 18-23

  Diouf, Boucar ^a   Rioux, Pierre ^a   Blier, Pierre U ^a   Rajotte, Denis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À RIMOUSKI   (Canada)

Author keywords

Fish; Hematocrit; Hemoglobin; Osmolarity; Plasma glucose

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN; SEA WATER;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; COLD; EDUCATION; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HEMATOCRIT; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; OSMOLARITY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; STRESS; TEACHING; TROUT;

ANIMALS; BLOOD GLUCOSE; BLOOD SPECIMEN COLLECTION; COLD; HEMATOCRIT; HEMOGLOBINS; OSMOLAR CONCENTRATION; PHYSIOLOGY; SEAWATER; STRESS; TEACHING; TROUT;

EID: 0034201561     PISSN: 10434046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/advances.2000.23.1.s18     Document Type: Article

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