Cardiac physiology of the spiny dogfish (Squalus acanthias)
The elasmobranch heart is comprised of four sequentially arranged chambers, the sinus venosus, the atrium, the ventricle and the conus arteriosus. The heart lies within a semi-rigid, capacious pericardial cavity which is provided with a communicating duct to the abdomen, the pericardio-peritoneal...
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| Language: | English |
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2009
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/2429/4185 |