Hypertension and counter-hypertension mechanisms in giraffes

Cardiovascular and Hematological Disorders - Drug Targets

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 63-67

  Zhang, Qiong Gus ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anesthetics; Cerebral perfusion pressure; Giraffe heart; Hydrostatic blood pressure; Low density lipoproteins

Indexed keywords

OXYGEN;

ACUTE HEART FAILURE; ANIMAL HEALTH; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; DIET; GENE POOL; GENOTYPE; HEART CONTRACTION; HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE; HYPERTENSION; KIDNEY FAILURE; MAMMAL; NATURAL SELECTION; NECK; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT; PROTECTION; SURVIVAL TIME;

EID: 33744497316     PISSN: 1871529X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/187152906776092640     Document Type: Article

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