Control and Development of the Autonomic Nervous System in Posthatch Broiler (Gallus gallus domesticus) and Red Junglefowl (Gallus gallus)
Heart rate is tonically regulated by the two branches of the autonomic nervous system (ANS); parasympathetic activation decreases heart rate while sympathetic activation increases it. Previous studies on the ANS in chickens have focused mainly on embryonic development, but it is largely unknown what...
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Language: | English |
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Linköpings universitet, Institutionen för fysik, kemi och biologi
2015
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Online Access: | http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-120574 |