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To: george76

Not only do fish have antifreeze, they also have a somewhat miraculous blood system of arteries/veins.

Even though they are cold blooded per se, they do generate small amounts of internal heat. And the structure of the veins/arteries act as a form of a living heat exchange system, which keeps that minute amount of heat concentrated in their core, where it is least likely to escape.


10 posted on 02/18/2008 9:11:50 PM PST by djf (I think McCain deserves a chance. After all, he is on R side!)
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To: djf

Counter-current exchange physiology is really something, isn’t it?


22 posted on 02/19/2008 9:06:52 AM PST by ccmay (Too much Law; not enough Order.)
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