Fetal lung development in the elephant reflects the adaptations required for snorkeling in adult life

Respiratory Physiology and Neurobiology

Volumn 138, Issue 2-3, 2003, Pages 325-333

  West, John B ^a   Fu, Zhenxing ^a   Gaeth, Ann P ^b   Short, Roger V ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Elephant; Endothoracic fascia; Intrapleural space; Mammals; Pleura parietal

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BREATHING PATTERN; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELEPHANT; ENDOTHORACIC FASCIA; FASCIA; FEMALE; FETUS; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LUNG DEVELOPMENT; LUNG PARENCHYMA; LUNG PRESSURE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; ORGANOGENESIS; PARIETAL LOBE; PLEURA CAVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; RAT; SNORKELING; SPECIES COMPARISON;

EID: 0242438676     PISSN: 15699048     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1569-9048(03)00199-X     Document Type: Article

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