... of intact lipid molecules are the key. N 2 solubility Adipose tissue Diving tetrapods Decompression sickness Diving physiology Diving tetrapods (e.g. sea turtles, seabirds and marine mammals) possess unique physiological adaptations for a life underwater ( Davis, 2014 ; reviewed...

... pulmonary perfusion during diving, but this may become a liability during stress at depth, which may increase inert gas uptake resulting in gas emboli. Blood flow Decompression sickness Diving physiology Pulmonary blood flow Stress Marine vertebrates have developed a variety of mechanisms...

... whales have exhibited gas emboli (pathologies resembling decompression sickness) in their specialized intramandibular and extramandibular fat bodies used for echolocation and hearing. These tissues have phylogenetically unique, endogenous lipid profiles with poorly understood biochemical properties...

... in marine mammal diving models. 26 4 2012 15 7 2012 © 2012. 2012 Odontocetes decompression sickness wax ester The interactions between nitrogen gas (N 2 ) and biological tissues during diving play major roles in constraining diving behavior. Adipose tissue is of particular...

...A. Fahlman; A. Schmidt; D. R. Jones; B. L. Bostrom; Y. Handrich SUMMARY A mathematical model was used to explore if elevated levels of N 2 , and risk of decompression sickness (DCS), could limit dive performance (duration and depth) in king penguins ( Aptenodytes patagonicus ). The model allowed...