Static lung compliance and body pressures in Tupinambis merianae with and without post-hepatic septum

Respiratory Physiology and Neurobiology

Volumn 135, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 73-86

  Klein, Wilfried ^a   Abe, Augusto S ^b   Perry, Steven F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^b SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Compliance; Mechanics of breathing; Post hepatic septum; Reptile; Reptiles; Tegu lizard (Tupinambis merianae); Ventilation

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL PRESSURE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BREATHING MECHANICS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HYSTERESIS; LIZARD; LUNG COMPLIANCE; LUNG VOLUME; MUSCLE INJURY; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOOTH MUSCLE; THORAX PRESSURE;

EID: 0346668311     PISSN: 15699048     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1569-9048(03)00063-6     Document Type: Article

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