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Surgical removal of right-to-left cardiac shunt in the American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis) causes ventricular enlargement but does not alter apnoea or metabolism during diving

Crocodilians have complete anatomical separation between the ventricles, similar to birds and mammals, but retain the dual aortic arch system found in all non-avian reptiles. This cardiac anatomy allows surgical modification that prevents right-to-left (R–L) cardiac shunt. A R–L shunt is a bypass of...

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Autori principali: Eme, John, Gwalthney, June, Blank, Jason M., Owerkowicz, Tomasz, Barron, Gildardo, Hicks, James W.
Natura: Artigo
Lingua:Inglês
Pubblicazione: Company of Biologists 2009
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Accesso online:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3188805/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19837897
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1242/jeb.034595
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