Efficient fish not faint-hearted

被引:3
作者
Brainerd, E [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV MASSACHUSETTS,ORGANISM & EVOLUTIONARY BIOL PROGRAM,AMHERST,MA 01003
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10.1038/38381
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O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
学科分类号
07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
When compared with the blood circulation systems of birds and mammals, those of certain air-breathing fishes and most reptiles appear to be primitive and inefficient. There may, however, be a good physiological reason — delivery of oxygenated blood direct to the heart muscle — why they are designed the way they are. The principles concerned could inform clinicians who treat heart disease.
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页码:229 / 230
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