title: Temperature modulation of oxygen transport in a diving mammal (Balaenoptera acutorostrata).
abstract: 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 interplay of organic phosphates, carbon dioxide, lactate and temperature. These, together with the very small apparent heat of oxygenation (delta H) of oxygen binding, have been physiologically interpreted on the basis of the specific metabolic needs of this diving mammal.
authors.affiliation: Zoological Laboratory, University of Bergen, Norway.
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Brix
authors.forename: S G
authors.initials: SG
authors.lastname: Condò
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bardgard
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Tavazzi
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Giardina
mesh_terms: D019794:2,3-Diphosphoglycerate; D000818:Animals; D001692:Biological Transport; D002245:Carbon Dioxide / Q000494:pharmacology; D004163:Diphosphoglyceric Acids / Q000494:pharmacology; D004242:Diving; D006454:Hemoglobins / Q000378:metabolism*; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D007773:Lactates / Q000494:pharmacology; D019344:Lactic Acid; D010100:Oxygen / Q000097:blood*; D013696:Temperature; D013816:Thermodynamics; D014907:Whales / Q000097:blood*
chemical_list: D004163:Diphosphoglyceric Acids; D006454:Hemoglobins; D007773:Lactates; D019794:2,3-Diphosphoglycerate; D002245:Carbon Dioxide; D019344:Lactic Acid; D010100:Oxygen