Rapid GLUT-1 mediated glucose transport in erythrocytes from the grey-headed fruit bat (Pteropus poliocephalus). Craik, James D.; Markovich, Daniel, Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A: Molecular & Integrative Physiology, May, 2000, v. 126A (1), p. 45-55. ISSN: 1095-6433.

            NAL call no: QP1.C6

            Descriptors: glucose transport by erythrocytes, blood cells, proteins.

Diurnal and seasonal changes in blood composition of the free-living Egyptian fruit bat (Rousettus aegyptiacus). Korine, C.; Zinder, O.; Arad, Z., Journal of Comparative Physiology B: Biochemical, Systemic and Environmental Physiology. Jul. 1999, v. 169 (4-5), p. 280-286. Ill. ISSN: 0174-1578.

            NAL call no: QP33 J681

            Descriptors: blood composition, weight, biochemistry, food, plants, diet.

Blood values of the wrinkle-lipped bat (Chaerephon plicata). Torno, Christopher S.; Marte, Benjamin Reuel G.; Creus, Dante C. Philippine Journal of Veterinary Medicine, Jun.-Dec., 1998, v. 35 (1-2), p. 67-71. ISSN: 0031-7705.

            NAL call no: 41.8 P53

            Descriptors: blood parameters, blood, sex, age, weight, biochemical sex differences.

Hematologic and plasma biochemical reference values for three flying fox species (Pteropus sp.). Heard, Darryl J.; Whittier, Darby A., Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine, Dec. 1997, v. 28 (4), p. 464-470. ISSN: 1042-7260.

            NAL call no: SF601 J6

            Descriptors: hematology, biochemical reference values, health evaluation.

Dilated cardiomyopathy associated with hypovitaminosis E in a captive collection of flying foxex (Pteropus spp.). Heard, Darryl J.; Buergelt, Claus D.; Snyder, Patti S.; Voges, Andra K.; Dierenfeld, Ellen S., Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine, 1996, v. 27 (2), p. 149-157. ISSN: 1042-7260.

            NAL call no: SF601 J6

            Descriptors: cardiovascular system, metabolism, nutrition.

High plasma cholesterol, but low triglycerides and plaque-free arteries, in Mexican free-tailed bats. Widmaier, E.P.; Gornstein, E.R.; Hennessey, J.L.; Bloss, J.M.; Greenberg, J.A.; Kunz, T.H. American Journal of Physiology, Nov. 1996, v. 271 (5) (Part 2), p. R1101-R1106. ill. ISSN: 0002-9513.

            NAL call no: 447.8.AM3

            Descriptors: lipids, steroids, insect prey, plasma, hormones, diseases and disorders.

Structural features mediating fibrin selectivity of vampire bat plasminogen activators. Bringmann, P.; Gruber, D.; Liese, A.; Toschi, L.; Kratzschmar, J.; Schleuning, W.D.; Donner, P. Journal of Biological Chemistry, Oct. 27, 1995, v. 270 (43), p. 25596-25603. ISSN: 0021-9258.

            NAL call no: 381.J824

            Descriptors: Desmodus rotundus, enzymes, salivary glands, fibrin selectivity.

Neuropeptide Y innervation of cerebral arteries in microchiropteran bats. Ando, K.; Arai, S. Zoological Science, 1992, v. 9 (4), p. 823-834. ISSN: 0289-0003.

            NAL call no: QL1.Z68

            Descriptors: neuropeptide-Y, brain, arteries.

Venular vasomotion in the bat wing. Torres, Filho I.P. Microvascular Research, Mar. 1990, v. 39 (2), p. 246-149. ISSN: 0026-2862.

            Descriptors: veins, wing blood supply, anatomy, physiology.

Vasomotion frequency and amplitude related to intraluminal pressure and temperature in the wing of the intact, unanesthetized bat. Bouskela, E. Microvascular Research, May, 1989, v. 37 (3), p. 339-351. ISSN: 0026-2862.

            Descriptors: arterioles physiology, wing blood supply, biological clocks.

Distribution and origin of vasoactive intestinal polypeptide (VIP)-immunoreactive, acetylcholinesterase-positive and adrenergic nerves of the cerebral arteries in the bent-winged bat (Mammalia: Chiroptera). Ando, K. Cell and Tissue Research, Feb. 1988, v. 251 (2), p. 345-351. ISSN: 0302-766X.

            NAL call no: QH581.A1Z4

            Descriptors: anatomy, histology, innervation, cytology, physiology.

Heamatology and iron status of the egyptian fruit bat, Rousettus aegyptiacus. Westhuyzen, J. van der. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology A: Comparative Physiology, 1988, v. 90 (1), p. 117-120. ref. ISSN:0300-9629.

            NAL call no: QP1.C6

            Descriptors: blood picture, fruits, diets, iron.

Modulation of the spontaneous contractions of the initial lymphatics of the bat’s wing by arterial and venous occlusion. Unthank, J.L.; Hogan, R.D. Blood Vessels, 1988, v. 25 (3), p. 115-121. ISSN: 0303-6847.

            Descriptors: veins, blood flow, wing blood supply, physiology.

Hematology of the hibernating bat: Myotis daubentoni. Wolk, E.; Bogdanowicz, W. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology A: Comparative Physiology, 1987, v. 88 (4), p. 637-639. ISSN: 0300-9269.

            NAL call no: QP1.C6

            Descriptors: Chiroptera, blood, hibernation.

Temperature sensitivity of cardiac muscarinic receptors in bat atria and ventricle. O’Shea, J.E. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology C, 1987, v. 86 (2), p. 365-370. ISSN: 0742-8413.

             NAL call no: QP901 C6

            Descriptors: temperature sensitivity, cardiac muscarinic receptors, atria, ventricle.

The initial lymphatics as sensors of interstitial fluid volume. Hogan, R.D.; Unthank, J.L. Microvascular Research, May, 1986, v. 31 (3), p. 317-324. ISSN: 0026-2862.

            Descriptors: lymph physiology, pressure, extracellular space physiology.

Andrenergic innervation in the microcirculation of the bat wing. Fleming, B.F.; McKinney, M.E. Microvascular Research, 1985, v. 29 (3), p. 387-400. ill. ISSN: 0026-2862.

            Descriptors: autonomic nervous system, blood vessels, forelimbs.

Interspecific comparison of subcutaneous tissue fluid pressure in the bat wing. Bassett, J.E.; Wiederhielm, C.A.; Hogan, R.D. Microvascular Research, Jul. 1985, v. 30 (1), p. 75-79. ISSN: 0026-2862.

            Descriptors: body fluids, metabolism, skin metabolism, pressure, wing.

Autonomic control of heart rate of the bat at low body temperature. Puccinelli, J.M.; D’Agrosa, L.S. Bat Research News, 1982, v. 23 (4), p. 79. ISSN: 0005-6227.

            NAL call no: QL737.C5 B328

Descriptors: body temperature, low, automatic heart rate control, autonomic nervous system, heart rate.

Autonomic innervation of cerebral blood vessels, especially intraparenchymal capillaries in the domestic fowl and bat. Tagawa, T. Microvascular Research, 1982, v. 24 (2), p. 217-218. abstract.

            Descriptors: animal, anatomy, brain, autonomic nervous system, blood vessels.

A histochemical study on the innervation of the cerebral blood vessels in bats. Ando, K. Cell and Tissue Research, 1981, v. 217 (1), p. 55-64. ISSN: 0302-766X.

            NAL call no: QH581.A1Z4

            Descriptors: blood supply, innervation, metabolism, anatomy, histology.

Plasma oncotic pressure and hematocrit in the intact, unanesthetized bat. Black, L.L.; Weiderhielm, C.A. Microvascular Research, 1976, v. 12 (1), p. 55-58. ill. ISSN: 0026-2862.

            Descriptors: osmotic relations, blood, haematocrit, plasma, plasma osmotic pressure.

Sensitivity of subcutaneous small arteries and veins to norepinephrine, and epinephrine, and isoproterenol in the unanesthetized bat. Miller, F.N.; Harris, P.D. Microvascular Research, Nov. 1975, v. 10 (3), p. 340-351. ill. ISSN: 0026-2862.

            Descriptors: haemodynamics, blood vesels, subcutaneous small vessels.

Blood flow through terminal arterial vessels after denervation of the bat wing. Wiedeman, M.P. Circulation Research, Jan. 1968, v. 22 (1), p. 83-89. ISSN: 0009-7330.

            NAL call no: RC681.A1A57137

            Descriptors: physiology, pharmacology, blood supply, arteries, blood flow.

Contractile activity of arterioles in the bat wing during intraluminal pressure changes. Wiedeman, M.P. Circulation Research, Sep. 1966, v. 19 (3), p. 559-563. ISSN: 0009-7330.

            NAL call no: RC681.A1A57137

            Descriptors: blood pressure, arteries, denervation, regional blood flow.

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