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countercurrent heat exchange: a standalone construct

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Comparative physiology

conservation of body heat by placing arteries and veins side by side so outgoing warm blood warms returning cool blood in extremities.

In comparative physiology, countercurrent heat exchange refers to conservation of body heat by placing arteries and veins side by side so outgoing warm blood warms returning cool blood in extremities. This meaning comes from Scholander (1955) in Journal of Applied Physiology.[1]

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References

Scholander, P. F., & Schevill, W. E. (1955). Counter-Current Vascular Heat Exchange in the Fins of Whales. Journal of Applied Physiology, 8(3), 279-282. https://doi.org/10.1152/jappl.1955.8.3.279

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