Autonomic control of heart rate and its variability during normoxia and hypoxia in emu (dromaius novaehollandiae) hatchlings

Poultry Science

Volumn 89, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 135-144

  Shah, R ^a   Greyner, H ^a   Dzialowski, E M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Autonomic nervous system; Emu; Heart rate variability; Hypoxia; Respiratory sinus arrhythmia

Indexed keywords

AVES; DROMAIUS NOVAEHOLLANDIAE; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 72249121483     PISSN: 00325791     EISSN: 15253171     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3382/ps.2009-00362     Document Type: Article

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