No evidence for homeoviscous adaptation in a heterothermic tissue: Tuna heat exchangers

American Journal of Physiology - Regulatory Integrative and Comparative Physiology

Volumn 275, Issue 3 44-3, 1998, Pages

  Fudge, Douglas S ^a,b   Don Stevens, E ^a   Ballantyne, James S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bluefin; Endothermy; Rete mirabile; Temperature; Thunnus

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; COLD ACCLIMATIZATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HEAT EXCHANGE; HYDROPHOBICITY; LIPID COMPOSITION; MEMBRANE BINDING; MEMBRANE FLUIDITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUBCUTANEOUS FAT; TEMPERATURE ACCLIMATIZATION; TUNA;

EID: 20644431590     PISSN: 03636119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.1998.275.3.r818     Document Type: Article

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