Stroke volume and cardiac output in juvenile elephant seals during forced dives

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 208, Issue 19, 2005, Pages 3637-3643

  Thornton, Sheila J ^a   Hochachka, Peter W ^a   Crocker, Daniel E ^b   Costa, Daniel P ^c   LeBoeuf, Burney J ^c   Spielman, Daniel M ^d   Pelc, Norbert J ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b SONOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiac output; Diving; Elephant seal; Magnetic resonance imaging; Mirounga angustirostris; Stroke volume

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; AORTA; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIVING; HEART OUTPUT; HEART STROKE VOLUME; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHOCA; PHYSIOLOGY; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALS; AORTA; CALIFORNIA; CARDIAC OUTPUT; DIVING; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; SEALS, EARLESS; STROKE VOLUME;

MAMMALIA; MIROUNGA; MIROUNGA ANGUSTIROSTRIS; PINNIPEDIA;

EID: 27644546574     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.01789     Document Type: Article

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