Branchial Chemoreceptor Regulation of Cardiorespiratory Function

摘要: Publisher Summary The cardiorespiratory system in fish, as other vertebrates, functions to meet the metabolic requirements of cells for O2 and remove CO2 produced by cellular metabolism. Oxygen delivery removal must be matched face not only variable demand but also fluctuating environmental and/or tensions—aquatic environments are subject significant spatial temporal variation gas levels. Branchial chemoreceptors represent a key component array sophisticated sensory control mechanisms, which is used adjust function fish such demands. Chemoreceptive reflexes involve stimulus detection afferent transmission information central locations integration processing, followed appropriate adjustment cardiovascular ventilatory effectors response efferent motor output. chapter presents synthesis current knowledge on O2‐ CO2/pH‐based chemoreflexive regulation summarizes responses.