Temperature modulation of oxygen transport in a diving mammal (Balaenoptera acutorostrata)

• Main Authors: Brix, O, Bardgard, A, Giardina, B., CONDO', SAVERIO GIOVANNI, TAVAZZI, BARBARA
• Other Authors: Condo', Sg, Tavazzi, B, Giardina, B
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 1990
• Subjects: Animal; Thermodynamic; Diving; Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; Biological Transport; Diphosphoglyceric Acid; Temperature; Lactic Acid; Oxygen; 2,3-Diphosphoglycerate; Hemoglobin; Lactate; Whale; Carbon Dioxide; Settore BIO/10 - BIOCHIMICA; Rorqual; Balaenoptera acutorostrata
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/2108/54793

The functional properties of haemoglobin from the Lesser Rorqual whale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) have been characterized as a function of the heterotropic effector concentrations and temperature. The results obtained suggest the existence of sophisticated modulation mechanisms based on the interp...