Does the left aorta provide proton-rich blood to the gut when crocodilians digest a meal?

Abstract
Reptiles have the capacity to differentially perfuse the systemic and pulmonary vascular circuits via autonomic regulation of the heart and the vascular trees. While this aptitude is widely recognized, the role of “shunting” as a homeostatic mechanism to match convective transport with tissue demand remains unknown. In crocodilians, it has been hypothesized that a pulmonary vascular bypass of systemic venous blood, a right-to-left shunt (R-L),...
Paper Details
Title
Does the left aorta provide proton-rich blood to the gut when crocodilians digest a meal?
Published Date
Jan 1, 2019
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