Cutaneous gas exchange in vertebrates: design, patterns, control and implications

Biol Rev Camb Philos Soc. 1985 Feb;60(1):1-45. doi: 10.1111/j.1469-185x.1985.tb00416.x.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Amphibians
  • Animals
  • Capillaries / metabolism
  • Carbon Dioxide / metabolism*
  • Diffusion
  • Fishes
  • Humans
  • Oxygen Consumption*
  • Partial Pressure
  • Reptiles
  • Skin / blood supply
  • Skin / metabolism*
  • Surface Properties
  • Ventilation-Perfusion Ratio
  • Vertebrates / metabolism*

Substances

  • Carbon Dioxide