Physiology and Form of Fish Circulation
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- Author: Geoffrey H. Satchell, University of Otago, New Zealand
- Date Published: June 2008
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- isbn: 9780521065542
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This book gives a concise account of the physiology and form of the fish circulatory system. The emphasis is primarily on function, but details of structure have been included. Following a revision of ideas on hemodynamics, attention is focused on the heart as the primary pump in the fish circulatory system. The fine structure and the electrical and ionic events of cardiac myocytes are described and the major events of the cardiac cycle are outlined. The structure of the peripheral vessels then follow and attention is devoted to the circulation in certain special areas such as the gills, the renal portal system, and the secondary blood system. There are also chapters devoted to the blood and the hemopoetic tissues and an account is given of the different types of retial systems that concentrate oxygen or heat in various parts of the body. Following a description of the autonomic nervous system, the circulatory responses to exercise and hypoxia are described. The book concludes with a discussion on the circulation of hagfish and how it illuminates our understanding of the functional and structural evolution of the circulatory system.
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"Undergraduate and graduate students of physiology, zoology, and marine science will find this text to be a valuable reference source." Biological Abstracts
See more reviews"...a reasonably brief account of the components of the circulatory system and their functions, with chapters on the heart, blood, complex circulatory patterns, and effects of exercise, among others." Choice
"...Geoffrey Satchell is to be commended for having prepared an excellent physiological and anatomical perspective on the fish circulatory system." Alan G. Heath, Transactions of the American Fisheries Society
"...a complete and up-to-date review of blood and circulation in fishes....The complete treatment of the material and the readable style should make this book a standard reference during the current decade." Copeia
"...The aim of this book is to provide a comprehensive review of the physiology of the fish circulatory system. In my opinion, it has succeeded...very useful as a reference textbook...will serve as a valuable source of reference for established researchers in comparative physiology." The Quarterly Review of Biology
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- Date Published: June 2008
- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9780521065542
- length: 256 pages
- dimensions: 230 x 150 x 15 mm
- weight: 0.402kg
- availability: Available
Table of Contents
1. Introduction
2. The heart introduction
the structure of cardiac muscle
electrical properties of fish cardiac muscle
the events of the cardiac cycle
the myocardium and its blood supply
the output of the heart
3. The peripheral circulation introduction
blood pressure in fish
reactive hyperaemia
the principal blood vessels of the fish circulatory system
4. The blood Haemoglobin
acclimation and adaptation in haemoglobins
the carriage of CO2 in the blood
The plasma proteins
blood viscosity
the leucocytes
5. Haemopoesis and phagocytosis - the mononuclear phagocytic system The phagocytic cells of the MPS system
Haemopoetic and phagocytic organs and tissues
6. Circulation through special regions i The microcirculation of the gill ii The secondary blood system iii The renal portal circulation iv Red and white muscle
7. Retial counter current systems: flow-diffusion- concentration Introduction
retia that concentrate oxygen and nitrogen
retia that concentrate heat
8. Venous return and venous pumps
9. The autonomic nervous system introduction
the parasympathetic and sympatho-adrenal systems
atrial natriuretic peptide ANP
vascular receptors
10. The response to exercise introduction
The response of the heart
the response of the gill vasculature
the response of the peripheral vessels
11. The response to hypoxia introduction
reflex responses (A), the heart
reflex responses (B), the peripheral circulation
the intrinsic response of the gill vessels
the central liberation of catecholamines
12. Myxine, a speculative conclusion Introduction
the heart
the blood
the peripheral circulation
some final speculations
References
Appendix of popular and scientific names.
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