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counter-current exchange

A Dictionary of Zoology | 1999 | 358 words | Copyright

counter-current exchange In organisms possessing two fluid systems separated by a permeable membrane across which exchange of gases or ions occurs, the occurrence of opposing fluid flow on either side of the membrane (e.g. the interface between the blood circulatory system and the gills of teleosts). Counter current exchange maximizes the rate of exchange.

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