title: Did differences in mitochondrial properties influence the evolution of avian and mammalian lungs?
authors.affiliation: UCSD Dept. of Medicine 0623A, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, CA 92093-0623, USA. jwest@ucsd.edu
authors.forename: John B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: West
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D005075:Biological Evolution; D001717:Birds / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000235:genetics; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000166:cytology / Q000502:physiology; D008322:Mammals / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000235:genetics; D008928:Mitochondria / Q000235:genetics*; D010101:Oxygen Consumption; D017382:Reactive Oxygen Species / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D017382:Reactive Oxygen Species