The physiological and evolutionary significance of cardiovascular shunting patterns in reptiles

News in Physiological Sciences

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 241-245

  Hicks, James W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIRD; BLOOD OXYGENATION; BLOOD VESSEL SHUNT; CARDIOVASCULAR FUNCTION; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; EVOLUTION; EXTRACORPOREAL CIRCULATION; HEART; HEART VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART VENTRICLE SEPTUM; LUNG CIRCULATION; MAMMAL; NATURAL SELECTION; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; PHYSIOLOGY; REPTILE; VASCULAR RESISTANCE;

EID: 0036912927     PISSN: 08861714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/nips.01397.2002     Document Type: Article

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