Evolution of pulmonary respiration in the higher mammals

Evolution of pulmonary respiration in the higher mammals

To enhance the blood flow through the lungs and thereby to increase sharply the delivery of oxygen and energy to brain and other organs, a special organ--the network of relatively very large microvessels--developed in mammals in the lung tissue in the course of evolution. The diameter of these vesse...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of evolutionary biochemistry and physiology 2012-03, Vol.48 (2), p.214-218
1. Verfasser: Ivanov, K. P.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Animal Physiology
Biochemistry
Biomedical and Life Sciences
Blood vessels
Evolutionary Biology
Life Sciences
Mammals
Respiratory system
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Zusammenfassung:To enhance the blood flow through the lungs and thereby to increase sharply the delivery of oxygen and energy to brain and other organs, a special organ--the network of relatively very large microvessels--developed in mammals in the lung tissue in the course of evolution. The diameter of these vessels, being from 20 to 40 m and even to 50 m, permits increasing the linear blood flow rate 610 and more times as compared with capillaries.
ISSN:0022-0930
1608-3202
DOI:10.1134/S0022093012020119