Temperature dependence of cardiac performance in the lobster Homarus americanus
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Temperature dependence of cardiac performance in the lobster Homarus americanus.
The lobster Homarus americanus inhabits ocean waters that vary in temperature over a 25 degrees C range, depending on the season and water depth. To investigate whether the lobster heart functions effectively over a wide range of temperatures we examine the temperature dependence of cardiac performance of isolated lobster hearts in vitro. In addition, we examined whether modulation of the heart...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Experimental Biology
سال: 2006
ISSN: 1477-9145,0022-0949
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.02082