Browsing Faculty of Agriculture & Veterinary Medicine (FAg / FVM) by Subject "Zoology"
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Functional properties of hemoglobins in the teleost Tilapia grahami
(Springer-VerlagDepartment of Animal Physiology, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, KenyaDepartment of Zoophysiology, University of Aarhus, DK-8000, Aarhus, Denmark, 1975)The oxygen binding properties ofTilapia grahami hemoglobins have been investigated. The whole blood hemolysate possesses at 35°C a high oxygen affinity (P 50∼ 4.0 mmHg). The O2Hb equilibrium is moderately affected by the ... -
Temperature insensitive O2 in blood of the tree frogChiromantis petersi
(Springer-VerlagDepartment of Zoophysiology, University of Aarhus, DK-8000, Aarhus C., DenmarkComparative Animal Physiology Research Unit, University of Nairobi,, 1980)Respiratory gas exchange and blood respiratory properties have been studied in the East-African tree frogChiromantis petersi. This frog is unusually xerophilous, occupies dry habitats and prefers body temperatures near ...