Evolutionary physiology strives to understand how the function and integration of
physiological systems influence the way in which organisms evolve. Studies of the O 2 …

Effective cardiac contraction during each heartbeat relies on the coordination of an electrical
wave of excitation propagating across the heart. Dynamically induced heterogeneous wave …

The heart of jawless fish (Cyclostomata; lamprey, hagfish) and jawed fish (Teleostei) is
homologous to the heart of higher vertebrates. A study of this organ in archaic Cyclostomata …

All animals with a vertebral column have a heart with an atrium and a ventricle, and the
atrioventricular junction is guarded by a valve of leaflets of connective tissue. The …

Developmental hypoxia has been shown to result in significant changes in cardiovascular
development of American alligators and common snapping turtles. These include similar …

The vertebrate heart is regulated by excitatory adrenergic and inhibitory cholinergic
innervations, as well as non-adrenergic non-cholinergic (NANC) factors that may be …

Аннотация Сердце бесчелюстных рыбообразных (Cyclostomata; миноги, миксины) и
костистых рыб (Teleostei) гомологично сердцу высших позвоночных животных …