The avian respiratory system: a unique model for studies of respiratory toxicosis and for monitoring air quality.
There are many distinct differences (morphologic, physiologic, and mechanical) between the bird's lung-air-sac respiratory system and the mammalian bronchoalveolar lung. In this paper, we review the physiology of the avian respiratory system with attention to those mechanisms that may lead to s...
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| Format: | Online |
| Language: | English |
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1997
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| Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1469784/ |