Cutaneous blood flow in the pigeon Columba livia: Its possible relevance to cutaneous water evaporation

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 205, Issue 17, 2002, Pages 2627-2636

  Ophir, E ^a   Arieli, Y ^a   Marder, J ^a   Horowitz, M ^a  

^a ISRAEL NAVAL MEDICAL INSTITUTE   (Israel)

Author keywords

Adrenergic receptor; Clonidine; Columba livia; Heat acclimation; Pigeon; Propranolol; Thermoregulation

Indexed keywords

ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CLONIDINE; PROPRANOLOL;

ACCLIMATIZATION; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BLOOD FLOW; BODY WATER; DRUG EFFECT; HEAT; HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE; LASER DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; METABOLISM; MICROCIRCULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PIGEONS AND DOVES; SKIN; THERMOREGULATION; VASCULARIZATION;

ACCLIMATIZATION; ADRENERGIC ALPHA-AGONISTS; ADRENERGIC BETA-ANTAGONISTS; ANIMALS; BODY TEMPERATURE REGULATION; BODY WATER; CLONIDINE; COLUMBIDAE; HEAT; HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE; LASER-DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; MICROCIRCULATION; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PROPRANOLOL; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; SKIN;

ANIMALIA; AVES; COLUMBA; COLUMBA LIVIA;

EID: 0036736266     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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