Effect of graded hypoxic and acidotic stress on contractile force of heart muscle from hypoxia-tolerant and hypoxia-intolerant turtles

Journal of Experimental Zoology Part A: Comparative Experimental Biology

Volumn 303, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 345-353

  Bobb, Vanessa Toney ^a   Jackson, Donald C ^a  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APALONE SPINIFERA; CHRYSEMYS; CHRYSEMYS PICTA BELLII; MYA ARENARIA; TESTUDINES; TRIONYCHIDAE;

BICARBONATE; OXYGEN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; HEART CONTRACTION; LACTIC ACIDOSIS; METABOLISM; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PH; PHYSIOLOGY; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TURTLE;

ACIDOSIS, LACTIC; ANIMALS; BICARBONATES; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MYOCARDIAL CONTRACTION; OXYGEN; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; TURTLES;

EID: 19644368731     PISSN: 15488969     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jez.a.136     Document Type: Article

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