Ventilatory compensation of the alkaline tide during digestion in the snake Boa constrictor.

Andrade, Denis V

Ventilatory compensation of the alkaline tide during digestion in the snake Boa constrictor. [electronic resource] - The Journal of experimental biology Mar 2004 - 1379-85 p. digital

Publication Type: Comparative Study; Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

0022-0949

10.1242/jeb.00896 doi


Acid-Base Equilibrium--drug effects
Animals
Bicarbonates--blood
Boidae--physiology
Carbon Dioxide--blood
Digestion--physiology
Gastric Acid--metabolism
Hematocrit
Hydrogen-Ion Concentration
Omeprazole--pharmacology
Oxygen Consumption--drug effects
Postprandial Period--physiology
Pulmonary Ventilation--physiology
Time Factors