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Mechanisms of systemic regulation : respiration and circulation /

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Heisler, Norbert, Boutilier, R. G. (Robert Graeme), 1953-2003
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Berlin ; New York : Springer, [1995]
Series:Advances in comparative and environmental physiology. 21.
Subjects:
Pulmonary Gas Exchange > physiology.
Cell Respiration > physiology.
Cardiovascular Physiological Phenomena.
Carbon Dioxide > metabolism.
Vertebrates > physiology.
Respiration > physiology.
Acid-Base Equilibrium > physiology.
Blood Circulation > physiology.
Water-Electrolyte Balance > physiology.
Physiology, Comparative.
Table of Contents:
  • The regulation of cutaneous gas exchange
  • The role of carbonic anhydrase in aquatic gas exchange
  • Gas exchange in the fish swimbladder
  • Regulation of respiration in lower vertebrates : role of CO₂/pH chemoreceptors
  • Adrenergic control of red cell pH, organic phosphate concentrations and haemoglobin function in teleost fish
  • Mechanisms of intracardiac shunting in reptiles : pressures vs washout shunting
  • Central cardiovascular dynamics in reptiles
  • Central cardiovascular function in amphibians : qualitative influences of phylogeny, ontogeny and season
  • The role of the lymphatic system for water balance and acid-base regulation in the amphibia
  • Physiological roles of the secondary circulatory system in fish