Cardiovascular function in large to small hibernators: bears to ground squirrels

Journal of Comparative Physiology B: Biochemical, Systemic, and Environmental Physiology

Volumn 185, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 265-279

  Nelson, O Lynne ^a   Robbins, Charles T ^a  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Atrial chamber; Cardiac function; Cardiac output; Cardiovascular phenotype; Heart rhythm

Indexed keywords

ANATOMY AND HISTOLOGY; ANIMAL; BEAR; BODY SIZE; CARDIOVASCULAR FUNCTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EVOLUTION; HEART; HIBERNATION; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; SARCOMERE; SCIURIDAE; SEASON; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; BODY SIZE; CARDIOVASCULAR PHYSIOLOGICAL PROCESSES; HEART; HIBERNATION; SARCOMERES; SCIURIDAE; SEASONS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; URSIDAE;

EID: 84925492192     PISSN: 01741578     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00360-014-0881-5     Document Type: Review

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