Role of nitric oxide in the systemic and pulmonary circulation of anesthetized turtles (Trachemys scripta)

Journal of Experimental Zoology

Volumn 286, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 683-689

  Crossley II, Dane A ^a,b   Wang, Tobias ^a,c   Altimiras, Jordi ^a,d  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NITRIC OXIDE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW; CARDIOVASCULAR FUNCTION; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; LUNG CIRCULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; TURTLE; VASCULAR RESISTANCE;

ANESTHESIA, GENERAL; ANIMALS; CARDIOVASCULAR PHYSIOLOGY; NITRIC OXIDE; PULMONARY CIRCULATION; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; TURTLES; VASCULAR RESISTANCE;

EID: 0034212250     PISSN: 0022104X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-010X(20000601)286:7<683::AID-JEZ2>3.0.CO;2-4     Document Type: Article

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