Allometry of ECG waves in mammals

Biological Research

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 167-170

  Günther, Bruno ^a   Morgado, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Allometric equations; Body mass; Comparative physiology; Electrocardiogram

Indexed keywords

ALLOMETRY; ANALYTICAL PARAMETERS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BASAL METABOLIC RATE; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FRACTAL ANALYSIS; HEART CONTRACTION; HEART CYCLE; HEART RATE; HEART VENTRICLE; HIS BUNDLE; MAMMAL; METHODOLOGY; NERVE EXCITABILITY; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PURKINJE FIBER; Q WAVE; QRS COMPLEX; QT INTERVAL; QUANTITATIVE ASSAY; R WAVE; SINUS NODE; T WAVE; TAXONOMY;

ANIMALS; BODY CONSTITUTION; BODY MASS INDEX; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART RATE; MAMMALS; MATHEMATICS;

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 18544399231     PISSN: 07169760     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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