Lung ventilation contributes to vertical lymph movement in anurans

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 210, Issue 22, 2007, Pages 3940-3945

  Hedrick, Michael S ^a   Drewes, Robert C ^b   Hillman, Stanley S ^c   Withers, Philip C ^d  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (United States)

^c PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Blood volume; Chaunus marinus; Lithobates catesbeiana; Lymph heart; Lymph sac; Respiration

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT; EXHALATION; FROGS AND TOADS; HISTOLOGY; LUNG VENTILATION; LYMPH; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESSURE; TRANSPORT AT THE CELLULAR LEVEL;

ANIMALS; ANURA; BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT; EXHALATION; LYMPH; MODELS, ANATOMIC; PRESSURE; PULMONARY VENTILATION;

ANIMALIA; ANURA; BUFO MARINUS; LITHOBATES; MAMMALIA; RANA CATESBEIANA;

EID: 37249070764     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.009555     Document Type: Article

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