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.
