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BMC Physiology BioMed Central BMC Physiology :13 2001, 1 Research article The dynamics of venous return and response to hypervolemia in the toad, Bufo marinus (L.) Erin E Killorn and Daniel P Toews* Address: Department of Biology, Acadia University, Wolfville, Nova Scotia BOP 1X0, Canada E-mail: Erin E Killorn - ekillorn@tupmcms1.med.dal.ca; Daniel P Toews* - dan.toews@acadiau.ca *Corresponding author Published: 10 October 2001 Received: 6 June 2001 Accepted: 10 October 2001 BMC Physiology 2001, 1:13 This article is available from: /1472-6793/1/13 © 2001 Killorn and Toews; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. Verbatim copying and redistribution of this article are permitted in any medium for any non- commercial purpose, provided this notice is preserved along with the articles original URL. For commercial use, contact info@ Abstract Background: Venous return from the posterior region of amphibians travels by either two renal portal veins to the kidney or a central abdominal vein that drains into the hepatic portal system. The relative proportions of blood flow in these vessels has never been measured nor has a modification of flow been determined when venous return increases by changes in blood volume during hypervolemia or during increased volume input from the posterior lymph hearts. Results: Venous return from the posterior region of Bufo marinus was measured under resting conditions and in response to a systemic hypervolemia. Doppler flow probes were positioned on the rena