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Air Sacs

Known as: Sac, Air, Air Bladders, Bladders, Air 
A part of the respiratory system in multiple species (predominantly avian) which are variably connected with the lung.
National Institutes of Health

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Air-bladder (in fishes)
Alveolar sacBlood supply aspectsCDISC SEND Biospecimens TerminologyClass osteichthyes - bony fish (organism)

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Highly Cited
1988
Highly Cited
1988
Capture of Atmospheric Ammonium by Grassland Canopies
Air pollution can cause a decline in species through acidification of the habitat. New data suggest that the decline may be due… 
Highly Cited
1985
Highly Cited
1985
Reproductive biology of paraplegics: results of semen collection, testicular biopsy and serum hormone evaluation.
Highly Cited
1975
Highly Cited
1975
Modes of stimulation of the teleost ear.
Microphonic potentials were recorded from the inner ears of a catfish (Ictalurus punctatus) and an African mouthbreeder (Tilapia… 
Highly Cited
1974
Highly Cited
1974
Directional sensitivity of microphonic potentials from the perch ear.
1. Microphonic potentials were recorded from the lagena and from different parts of the sacculus in the perch during horizontal… 
Highly Cited
1974
Highly Cited
1974
Intrapulmonary CO2 receptors in the duck: I. Stimulus specificity.
Highly Cited
1973
Highly Cited
1973
Acoustic Properties of the Cod Swimbladder
1. The resonance frequency and damping of the swimbladder were measured for intact living cod at different depths. 2. At… 
Highly Cited
1972
Highly Cited
1972
Structure of avian lungs.
Highly Cited
1967
Highly Cited
1967
Role of Red and White Muscles in the Swimming of the Skipjack Tuna
IN several respects the skipjack (Katsuwonus pelamis) can be considered the most highly specialized of the scombroid fishes: in… 
Highly Cited
1965
Highly Cited
1965
Physiological mechanisms for aerial respiration in the eel.
Highly Cited
1963
Highly Cited
1963
THE PHYSIOLOGY OF THE SWIMBLADDER IN THE EEL ANGUILLA VULGARIS. III. THE MECHANISM OF GAS SECRETION.
Steen, Johan B. The physiology of the swimbladder of the eel, Anguilla vulgaris. III. The mechanism of gas secretion. Acta… 
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