Comprehensive Physiology.
Publisher:
John Wiley and Sons,
Frequency: Updated quarterly
Country: United States
Language: English
Author(s):
American Physiological Society (1887- )
Start Year:2011 -
ISSN:
2040-4603 (Electronic)
2040-4603 (Linking)
2040-4603 (Linking)
Impact Factor
8.91
2022
| NLM ID: | 101574442 |
| (OCoLC): | 937392324 |
Highly athletic terrestrial mammals: horses and dogs. Evolutionary forces drive beneficial adaptations in response to a complex array of environmental conditions. In contrast, over several millennia, humans have been so enamored by the running/athletic prowess of horses and dogs that they have sculpted their anatomy and physiology based solely upon running speed. Thus, through hundreds of generations, those structural and functional traits crucial for running fast have been optimized. Central among these traits is the capacity to uptake, transport and utilize oxygen at spectacular rates. Moreover, the coupling of the key systems--pulmonary-cardio...