Arterial blood gas control in the upright versus recumbent Asian elephant

Respiratory Physiology and Neurobiology

Volumn 134, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 169-176

  Isaza, Ramiro ^a   Behnke, Brad J ^a   Bailey, Janet K ^a   McDonough, Paul ^a   Gonzalez, Norberto C ^b   Poole, David C ^a  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Blood, O2 content; Hypoxemia, Lateral recumbency; Mammals, Elephant (Elephas maximus)

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN;

ARTERIAL GAS; ARTERIAL OXYGEN TENSION; ARTICLE; CARBON DIOXIDE TENSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELEPHANT; FEMALE; HEMOCONCENTRATION; HUMAN; HYPERVENTILATION; HYPOTHESIS; HYPOXEMIA; LUNG FUNCTION; OXYGEN AFFINITY; OXYGEN SATURATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REDUCTION;

EID: 0037417038     PISSN: 15699048     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1569-9048(02)00214-8     Document Type: Article

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