Physiological homology between Drosophila melanogaster and vertebrate cardiovascular systems

The physiology of the Drosophila melanogaster cardiovascular system remains poorly characterized compared with its vertebrate counterparts. Basic measures of physiological performance remain unknown. It also is unclear whether subtle physiological defects observed in the human cardiovascular system...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Choma, Michael A., Suter, Melissa J., Vakoc, Benjamin, Bouma, Brett E., Tearney, Guillermo J.
Other Authors: Harvard University--MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology
Format: Article
Language:en_US
Published: Company of Biologists Ltd. 2013
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/76783