The evolution of unidirectional pulmonary airflow

Physiology

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 260-272

  Farmer, C G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ANATOMY AND HISTOLOGY; ANIMAL; ANOXIA; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIRD; BREATHING; ECOSYSTEM; EVOLUTION; HUMAN; LUNG; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; REPTILE;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; ANOXIA; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; BIRDS; ECOSYSTEM; HUMANS; LUNG; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; REPTILES; RESPIRATION;

EID: 84936147277     PISSN: 15489213     EISSN: 15489221     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/physiol.00056.2014     Document Type: Article

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