Amphibians as animal models for laboratory research in physiology

ILAR Journal

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 260-269

  Burggren, Warren W ^a   Warburton, Stephen ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS   (United States)

^b NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Amphibians; Animal model; Genomics; Physiology; Physiomics; Systems biology

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIA; ANIMAL; ANIMAL MODEL; CARDIOVASCULAR FUNCTION; ENVIRONMENT; EVOLUTION; KIDNEY; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTION; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION; REVIEW; SENSATION; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

AMPHIBIA; ANIMALS; CARDIOVASCULAR PHYSIOLOGY; ENVIRONMENT; EVOLUTION; KIDNEY; MODELS, ANIMAL; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTION; RESPIRATORY PHYSIOLOGY; SENSATION;

EID: 38449112356     PISSN: 10842020     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ilar.48.3.260     Document Type: Review

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