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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Main Authors: Eme, John, Gwalthney, June, Blank, Jason M., Owerkowicz, Tomasz, Barron, Gildardo, Hicks, James W.
Format: Artigo
Sprog:Inglês
Udgivet: Company of Biologists 2009
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Research Article
Online adgang: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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