SEASONAL VARIATIONS IN THE BLOOD VOLUME AND CIRCULATING METABOLITE LEVELS OF THE HUSKY DOG

The total blood volumes of Alaskan Husky dogs continuously exposed out-of-doors in the sub Arctic were approximately 25% greater in the winter than in the summer. This increase was the summated result of a 38% increase in total erythrocyte volume and a 14% increase in total plasma volume. Chemical a...

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Main Authors: Hannon,John P., Durrer,John L.
Other Authors: ARCTIC AEROMEDICAL LAB FORT WAINWRIGHT ALASKA
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 1963
Subjects:
*BLOOD CIRCULATION
COLD WEATHER TESTS
DOGS
LOW TEMPERATURE
BLOOD PLASMA
BLOOD
SEASONS
Arctic
Online Access:http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/AD0412782
http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=AD0412782
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Summary:The total blood volumes of Alaskan Husky dogs continuously exposed out-of-doors in the sub Arctic were approximately 25% greater in the winter than in the summer. This increase was the summated result of a 38% increase in total erythrocyte volume and a 14% increase in total plasma volume. Chemical analyses of the blood plasma showed large summer to winter increases in total lipids (44%) and phospholipids (40) and more moderate increases in plasma proteins (28%), cholesterol (24%) and nonprotein nitrogen (14%). (Author)

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