Critical windows of cardiovascular susceptibility to developmental hypoxia in common snapping turtle (Chelydra serpentina) embryos

Physiological and Biochemical Zoology

Volumn 88, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 103-115

  Tate, Kevin B ^a   Kohl, Zachary F ^a   Eme, John ^b   Rhen, Turk ^c   Crossley, Dane A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS   (United States)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; EMBRYO; FITNESS; GROWTH RATE; HYPOXIA; INCUBATION; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; TURTLE;

CHELYDRA SERPENTINA; CHELYDRA SERPENTINA SERPENTINA; CHELYDRIDAE; REPTILIA;

OXYGEN;

ANIMAL; CARDIOVASCULAR FUNCTION; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; EMBRYOLOGY; HEART; METABOLISM; NONMAMMALIAN EMBRYO; PHENOTYPE; PHYSIOLOGY; TIME FACTOR; TURTLE;

ANIMALS; CARDIOVASCULAR PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; EMBRYO, NONMAMMALIAN; HEART; OXYGEN; PHENOTYPE; TIME FACTORS; TURTLES;

EID: 84924260325     PISSN: 15222152     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/677683     Document Type: Article

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