Form, Function, and Evolution of the Coronary Artery

Georgina Cox
Oct 14, 2019
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Georgina Cox
Postdoctoral Scholar

My research interests broadly center on cardiovascular responses to physiological and abiotic stress. I use a comparative approach to look for commonalities in how cardiovascular systems in animals that inhabit heterogeneous environments overcome physiological and abiotic stress.

Publications

Determinants of coronary blood flow in sandbar sharks, Carcharhinus plumbeus

The coronary circulation first appeared in the chordate lineage in cartilaginous fishes where, as in birds and mammals but unlike most …
Cox GK, Brill RW, Bonaro KA, Farrell AP
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Morphological arrangement of the coronary vasculature in a shark (Squalus sucklei) and a teleost (Oncorhynchus mykiss)

The coronary circulation is of great importance in maintaining cardiovascular function and consequently it has been extensively studied …
Cox, G. K., Kennedy, G. E., Farrell, A. P.
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