Effects of seasonal acclimatization on temperature-dependence of cardiac excitability in the roach, Rutilus rutilus
Temperature-sensitivity of electrical excitability is a potential limiting factor for performance level and thermal tolerance of excitable tissues in ectothermic animals. In order to test whether rate and rhythm of the heart acclimatize to seasonal temperature changes, thermal sensitivity of cardiac excitation in a eurythermal teleost, the roach (_Rutilus rutilus_), was examined. Excitability of the heart was determined from _in ... Read more