| Vertebrate lungs: structure, topography and mechanics. A comparative perspective of the progressive integration of respiratory system, locomotor apparatus and ontogenetic development. | |
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PMID: 15556096 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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Vertebrate lungs are highly diverse in their structure, topographical position, ventilation mechanisms, constructional integration into the locomotor apparatus, and the interrelationships with the mode of their ontogenetic development. Vertebrate lungs evolved as supplementary air-breathing organs in primary fishes, being ventilated by buccal pumping. In most recent fishes the lungs are transformed into the hydrostatic swimbladder. This basic type of unicameral lungs and their buccal pumping ventilation are also found in recent amphibians. Land vertebrates developed a very efficient aspiration type of ventilation. In most recent reptiles the lungs are subdivided into three rows of lung chambers, enlarging the exchange surface in correlation to their increasing metabolic needs. The avian respiratory apparatus, with its volume-constant lungs and highly compliant air sacs, and the mammalian broncho-alveolar lung, with its very low compliance, are both derived from multicameral lungs. The avian and the mammalian respiratory systems are integrated very differently with the specific constructions of their locomotor apparatusses and the specific mode of their ontogenetic development. |
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Authors:
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Hans-Rainer Duncker |
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Type: Journal Article; Review |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Respiratory physiology & neurobiology Volume: 144 ISSN: 1569-9048 ISO Abbreviation: Respir Physiol Neurobiol Publication Date: 2004 Dec |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2004-11-23 Completed Date: 2005-03-07 Revised Date: 2008-11-21 |
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Nlm Unique ID: 101140022 Medline TA: Respir Physiol Neurobiol Country: Netherlands |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 111-24 Citation Subset: IM |
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Institut für Anatomie und Zellbiologie, Justus-Liebig-Universität Giessen, Aulweg 123, D 35392 Giessen, Germany. hans-rainer.duncker@anatomie.med.uni-giessen.de |
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Animals Evolution Humans Lung / anatomy & histology*, physiology* Respiration* Respiratory Physiological Phenomena* Vertebrates |
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