Aestivation in the South American lungfish, Lepidosiren paradoxa: Effects on cardiovascular function, blood gases, osmolality and leptin levels

Respiratory Physiology and Neurobiology

Volumn 164, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 380-385

  da Silva, Glauber dos Santos Ferreira ^a   Giusti, Humberto ^a   Sanchez, Adriana Paula ^a   Carmo, Jussara Márcia do ^a   Glass, Mogens Lesner ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Acid base status; Aestivation; Blood gases; Lepidosiren; Osmolality; South American lungfish

Indexed keywords

BICARBONATE; CARBON DIOXIDE; LEPTIN; WATER;

ACID BASE BALANCE; ADAPTATION; AFRICA; ARTICLE; BICARBONATE BLOOD LEVEL; BLOOD GAS; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARBON DIOXIDE TENSION; CARDIOVASCULAR FUNCTION; COCOON; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEART BEAT; HEART RATE; HEMATOCRIT; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; LEPIDOSIREN PARADOXA; LUNGFISH; NONHUMAN; OSMOLALITY; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOUTH AMERICA;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; BLOOD GAS ANALYSIS; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARDIOVASCULAR PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; ESTIVATION; FISHES; HEART RATE; LEPTIN; OSMOLAR CONCENTRATION; OXYGEN; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 56449093809     PISSN: 15699048     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resp.2008.08.009     Document Type: Article

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