Title
The small pulmonary arteries of the llama and other domestic animals native to high altitudes
Date Issued
01 January 1969
Access level
metadata only access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
University of Birmingham
Publisher(s)
Oxford University Press
Abstract
Authors' Synopsis: The walls of the small pulmonary arteries of the llama are thinner than those of other domestic animals native to the Peruvian Andes. It is suggested that this may be of evolutionary significance in respect of survival at high altitude.
Start page
75
End page
78
Volume
3
Issue
1
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Zoología, Ornitología, Entomología, ciencias biológicas del comportamiento
Ciencia veterinaria
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85047677798
PubMed ID
Source
Cardiovascular Research
ISSN of the container
00086363
Sponsor(s)
Professor Harris and Professor Heath gratefully acknowledge receipt of a research grant from the Wellcome Foundation that enabled them to take part in this study in the Andes. The work was also supported by grants to J.A.-S. and Y.C. from the U.S. Health Service (Research Grants HE 070000-03 and R.G. 857604).
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