Lymph flux rates from various lymph sacs in the cane toad Rhinella marina: An experimental evaluation of the roles of compliance, skeletal muscles and the lungs in the movement of lymph

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 213, Issue 18, 2010, Pages 3161-3166

  Hillman, Stanley S ^a   Hedrick, Michael S ^b   Drewes, Robert C ^c   Withers, Philip C ^d  

^a PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c CALIFORNIA ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Anurans; Lymph flux; Lymph sacs

Indexed keywords

COLORING AGENT; EVANS BLUE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; HISTOLOGY; LUNG; LYMPH; LYMPHATIC SYSTEM; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; SKELETAL MUSCLE; TOAD;

ANIMALS; BUFO MARINUS; COLORING AGENTS; EVANS BLUE; LUNG; LYMPH; LYMPHATIC SYSTEM; MUSCLE, SKELETAL;

ANURA; BUFO MARINUS;

EID: 77956362419     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.042044     Document Type: Article

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