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Embryonic control of heart rate: Examining developmental patterns and temperature and oxygenation influences using embryonic avian models
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Andrewartha, SJ and Tazawa, H and Burggren, WW, Embryonic control of heart rate: Examining developmental patterns and temperature and oxygenation influences using embryonic avian models, Respiratory Physiology and Neurobiology, 178, (1) pp. 84-96. ISSN 1569-9048 (2011) [Substantial Review]
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DOI: doi:10.1016/j.resp.2011.04.014
Abstract
Long-term measurements (days and weeks) of heart rate (HR) have elucidated infradian rhythms in chicken embryos and circadian rhythms in chicken hatchlings. However, such rhythms are lacking in emu embryos and only rarely observed in emu hatchlings. Parasympathetic control of HR (instantaneous heart rate (IHR) decelerations) occurs at ∼60% of incubation in both precocial and altricial avian embryos, with sympathetic control (IHR accelerations) becoming more prevalent close to hatching. A large increase in avian embryonic HR occurs during hatching (presumably an energetically expensive process, i.e. increased oxygen consumption (ṀO2)), beginning during pipping when a physical barrier to O2 conductance is removed. Alterations in ambient O2 have little effect on early embryonic HR, likely due to the low rate of ṀO2 of early embryos and the fact that adequate O2 delivery can occur via diffusion. As ṀO2 increases in advanced embryos and circulatory convection becomes important for O2 delivery, alterations in ambient O2 have more profound effects on embryonic HR. Early embryos demonstrate a wide ambient temperature (Ta) tolerance range compared with older embryos. In response to a rapid decrease in Ta, embryonic HR decreases (stroke volume and blood flow are preserved) in an exponential fashion to a steady state (from which it can potentially recover if re-warmed). A more severe decrease in Ta results in complete cessation of HR; however, depending on developmental age, embryos are able to survive severe cold exposure and cessation of HR for up to 24 h in some instances. The development of endothermy can be tracked by measuring baseline HR during Ta changes. HR patterns change from thermo-conformity to thermoregulation (reverse to Ta changes). Further, IHR low frequency oscillations mediated by the autonomic nervous system are augmented at low Tas in hatchlings. Transitions of baseline HR during endothermic development are unique to individual avian species (e.g. chickens, ducks and emu), reflecting differences in life history.
Item Details
Item Type: | Substantial Review |
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Keywords: | embryo and hatchlings, heart rate: mean and instantaneous, variability and irregularities, environmental challenge: hypoxia, hyperoxia and temperature, thermoregulation, endothermic response |
Research Division: | Biological Sciences |
Research Group: | Zoology |
Research Field: | Animal developmental and reproductive biology |
Objective Division: | Expanding Knowledge |
Objective Group: | Expanding knowledge |
Objective Field: | Expanding knowledge in the biological sciences |
UTAS Author: | Andrewartha, SJ (Dr Sarah Andrewartha) |
ID Code: | 131601 |
Year Published: | 2011 |
Web of Science® Times Cited: | 24 |
Deposited By: | Agriculture and Food Systems |
Deposited On: | 2019-03-26 |
Last Modified: | 2019-03-28 |
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