The Genetic Component of the Forced Diving Bradycardia Response in Mammals

We contrasted the forced diving bradycardia between two genetically similar (inbred) rat strains (Fischer and Buffalo), compared to that of outbred rats (Wistar). The animals were habituated to forced diving for 4 weeks. Each animal was then tested during one 40 s dive on each of 3 days. The heart r...

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Main Authors: Fahlman, Andreas, Bostrom, Brian L., Dillon, Kiran H., Jones, David R.
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Research Foundation 2011
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3176415/