In situ cardiac performance of Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) at cold temperatures: Long-term acclimation, acute thermal challenge and the role of adrenaline

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 215, Issue 22, 2012, Pages 4006-4014

  Lurman, Glenn J ^a,c   Petersen, Lene H ^b,d   Gamperl, A Kurt ^b  

^a ALFRED WEGENER INSTITUTE FOR POLAR AND MARINE RESEARCH   (Germany)

^b MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Adrenergic stimulation; Cardiac output; Catecholamines; Cod; Heart; Heart rate; Temperature

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN;

ACCLIMATIZATION; AEROBIC METABOLISM; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ATLANTIC COD; COLD; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HEART; HEART OUTPUT; HEART RATE; HEART STROKE VOLUME; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; REST; TIME;

ACCLIMATIZATION; AEROBIOSIS; ANIMALS; CARDIAC OUTPUT; COLD TEMPERATURE; EPINEPHRINE; FEMALE; GADUS MORHUA; HEART; HEART RATE; MALE; REST; STROKE VOLUME; TIME FACTORS;

GADUS MORHUA; SALMONIDAE;

EID: 84868260290     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.069849     Document Type: Article

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