Arctic life adaptation--III. The function of whale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) hemoglobin

• Main Authors: Brix, O, Lazzarino, G, Clementi, M, Scatena, R, Giardina, B., CONDO', SAVERIO GIOVANNI
• Other Authors: Condo', Sg, Giardina, B
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 1989
• Subjects: Oxygen; Animal; Organophosphorus Compound; Thermodynamic; Hemoglobin; Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; Temperature; Adaptation; Physiological; Cetacea; Whale; Blood Protein Electrophoresis; Settore BIO/10 - BIOCHIMICA; Arctic; Rorqual; Balaenoptera acutorostrata
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/2108/54802

1. The oxygen binding properties of the hemoglobin from the Lesser Rorqual, Balaenoptera acutorostrata, has been investigated with respect to the possible effects of organic phosphates on gas transport in arctic environments. 2. The intrinsic oxygen affinity of the hemoglobin is high and strongly mo...