Fish Physiology
Published on 21. August 1984
455 pages
978-0-08-058531-4 (ISBN)
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Fish Physiology
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William S. Hoar | D.J. Randall
Fish Physiology: Gills v.10
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08/1984
Academic Press
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Content
- Front Cover
- Fish Physiology, Volume X
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- Contributors
- Preface
- Terms and Abbreviations
- Contents of Other Volumes
- Chapter 1. General Anatomy of the Gills
- I. Introduction
- II. Development of Gills
- III. Gill Organization
- IV. Modifications in Relation to Habit
- V. Gill Ventilation and Role of Branchial Muscles
- VI. Gill Morphometry
- VII. Conclusions
- References
- Chapter 2. Gill Internal Morphology
- I. Introduction
- II. The Gill Vasculature
- III. The Gill Epithelia
- IV. Concluding Remarks
- References
- Chapter 3. Innervation and Pharmacology of the Gills
- I. General Introduction
- II. Organization of the Branchial Nerves
- III. Sensory Pathways
- IV. Pharmacology of the Branchial Vasculature
- V. Autonomic Nervous Control of the Branchial Vasculature
- VI. Control of the Branchial Vasculature by Circulating Catecholamines
- VII. Possible Sites of Drug and Nerve Action
- References
- Chapter 4. Model Analysis of Gas Transfer in Fish Gills
- I. Introduction
- II. The Countercurrent Model
- III. Compound Models for Functional Inhomogeneities
- IV. Nonlinear Equilibrium Curves
- V. Diffusion Resistance of Interlamellar Water
- VI. Factors Not Included in Models
- VII. Interpretation of Experimental Data
- Appendix: Cocurrent System
- References
- Chapter 5. Oxygen and Carbon Dioxide Transfer across Fish Gills
- I. Introduction
- II. Gill Ventilation (Vg)
- III. Gill Blood Flow
- IV. Blood
- V. Oxygen Transfer
- VI. Carbon Dioxide Transfer
- VII. Interaction between CO2 and H+ Excretion
- VIII. Control of Oxygen and Carbon Dioxide Transfer
- References
- Chapter 6. Acid-Base Regulation in Fishes
- I. Introduction
- II. Techniques for Measurement of Acid-Base Ion Transfer
- III. Steady State Acid-Base Regulation
- IV. Acid-Base Regulation and Ionic Transfer Processes during Stress Conditions
- V. Mechanisms and Sites of Acid-Base Relevant Transepithelial Ion Transfer Processes
- References
- Appendix: Physiochemical Parameters for Use in Fish Respiratory Physiology
- I. Introduction
- II. Physicochemical Properties of Plasma
- III. Physicochemical Properties of Water
- IV. Ammonia
- V. pK' of DMO
- References
- Author Index
- Systematic Index
- Subject Index
