The Heart and Electrocardiogram of an Alligator

The phylogenetic evolution of the cardiovascular system of animals and man has been a subject of continued interest. The reported study of the cardiovascular system and electrocardiogram of the alligator bears on this subject. The author has cogently remarked that this journal, which has reported si...

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Published in:Circulation
Main Author: BLACKFORD, L. MINOR
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health) 1956
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1161/01.cir.14.6.1114
https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/pdf/10.1161/01.CIR.14.6.1114
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Summary:The phylogenetic evolution of the cardiovascular system of animals and man has been a subject of continued interest. The reported study of the cardiovascular system and electrocardiogram of the alligator bears on this subject. The author has cogently remarked that this journal, which has reported similar studies in the beluga whale, should be the vehicle of his report.—Ed.