Development of cardiac form and function in ectothermic sauropsids

Journal of Morphology

Volumn 270, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1400-1412

  Crossley, Dane A ^a   Burggren, Warren W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular; Chelonian; Crocodilian; Development; Ectothermic; Regulation; Reptilian; Sauropsids; Squamate

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR FUNCTION; EVOLUTION; HEART; HISTOLOGY; MORPHOGENESIS; PHYSIOLOGY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; REFLEX; REPTILE;

ANIMALS; CARDIOVASCULAR PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; EVOLUTION; HEART; MORPHOGENESIS; REFLEX; REPTILES;

AVES; CROCODYLIDAE (ALL CROCODILES); REPTILIA; SAUROPSIDA; SQUAMATA; TESTUDINES; TETRAPODA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 70350128835     PISSN: 03622525     EISSN: 10974687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmor.10764     Document Type: Article

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