Respiratory physiology: strange cycles and the fruit-fly's tongue
- PMID: 16332528
- DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2005.11.020
Respiratory physiology: strange cycles and the fruit-fly's tongue
Abstract
Drosophila in flight show an unexpected cyclicity in gas exchange even at constant metabolic flux rates--perhaps because regular proboscis extensions assist in providing oxygen to the fly's brain.
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