Summary: Cardiovascular regulation during hypoxia in embryos of
the domestic chicken Gallus gallus
DANE A. CROSSLEY II,1
WARREN W. BURGGREN,1
AND JORDI ALTIMIRAS2
1
Department of Biological Sciences, University of North Texas, Denton, Texas 76203;
and 2
Departament of Biology, Institute of Physics and Measurement Technology,
Linko¨pings Universitet, SE-58183 Linko¨ping, Sweden
Submitted 5 November 2001; accepted in final form 14 August 2002
Crossley, Dane A. II, Warren W. Burggren, and Jordi
Altimiras. Cardiovascular regulation during hypoxia in em-
bryos of the domestic chicken Gallus gallus. Am J Physiol
Regul Integr Comp Physiol 284: R219­R226, 2003. First
published September 27, 2002; 10.1152/ajpregu.00654.2001.
Renewed interest in the use of the embryonic chicken as a model of
perinatal cardiovascular regulation has inspired new questions
about the control mechanisms that respond to acute perturbations,
such as hypoxia. The objectives of this study were to determine the

Source: Altimiras, Jordi - Department of Biology, Linköpings Universitet
Burggren, Warren - Department of Biological Sciences, University of North Texas

Collections: Biology and Medicine; Environmental Sciences and Ecology