The unusual cardiovascular system of the hemoglobinless antarctic icefish

Endothelial Biomedicine

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 74-78

  Detrich, H William ^a  

^a NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 77954326402     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1017/CBO9780511546198.008     Document Type: Chapter

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