Cardiac arrest during gamete release in chum salmon regulated by the parasympathetic nerve system.

Cardiac arrest caused by startling stimuli, such as visual and vibration stimuli, has been reported in some animals and could be considered as an extraordinary case of bradycardia and defined as reversible missed heart beats. Variability of the heart rate is established as a balance between an auton...

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Main Authors: Yuya Makiguchi, Shinya Nagata, Takahito Kojima, Masaki Ichimura, Yoshifumi Konno, Hideki Murata, Hiroshi Ueda
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2009-06-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2694361?pdf=render