Maturation of cardiovascular control mechanisms in the embryonic emu (Dromiceius novaehollandiae)

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 206, Issue 15, 2003, Pages 2703-2710

  Crossley II, Dane A ^a   Bagatto, Brian P ^b   Dzialowski, Edward M ^c   Burggren, Warren W ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AKRON   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Adrenergic tone; Cardiovascular regulation; Cholinergic tone; Dromiceius novaehollandiae; Embryogenesis; Emu; Incubation period; Physiology

Indexed keywords

ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIRD; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIOVASCULAR FUNCTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HEART RATE; PHYSIOLOGY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT;

ANIMALS; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIOVASCULAR PHYSIOLOGY; DROMAIIDAE; HEART RATE; RECEPTORS, ADRENERGIC; RECEPTORS, CHOLINERGIC;

ANIMALIA; AVES; DROMAIIDAE; DROMAIUS NOVAEHOLLANDIAE; GALLUS GALLUS; PALAEOGNATHAE;

EID: 0042928292     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.00476     Document Type: Article

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