Oxygen-sensitive chemoreceptors and cardioventilatory control in carp

Carp responded to changes in partial pressure of oxygen in the water, both increases and decreases, in a manner similar to other teleost fish. Hypoxia resulted in significant increases in ventilation (both frequency and amplitude). A reflex hypoxic bradycardia, however, was not observed in the pr...

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Main Author: Lumsden, Amanda Lloyd
Language:English
Published: 2009
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/5669