Gill morphometrics, vessel dimensions, and vascular resistance in ling cod, Ophiodon elongatus
- 1 May 1980
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Canadian Science Publishing in Canadian Journal of Zoology
- Vol. 58 (5) , 807-818
- https://doi.org/10.1139/z80-113
Abstract
The morphology, morphometric relationships, and vascular geometry were established for ling cod gills using fixed tissue and vascular casts. Calculations using Poiseuillian and sheet flow equations permitted predictions of the resistance and the pressure drop in various vessels of the respiratory network in the gill filament. It was found that the afferent lamellar arteriole was the major vascular resistance. Blood transit times through the gills were also calculated and discussed.This publication has 2 references indexed in Scilit:
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- The Exchange of Oxygen and Carbon Dioxide Across the Gills of Rainbow TroutJournal of Experimental Biology, 1967