title: Developmental time of the hemoglobin transition in the anuran Bombina orientalis.
abstract: The electrophoretic pattern of the larval hemoglobin of the anuran Bombina orientalis presents two bands. In premetamorphic period gradually appear four other bands, corresponding to those of the adult hemoglobin; they substitute, within 15-16 days after metamorphosis, the larval pattern. The percentage of larval and adult fractions during the development is shown. In Bombina orientalis the change of the hemoglobinic fractions from larval to adult type is total as in most anurans. But it starts earlier than in other species studied and develops slower than most of the other species.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001001:Anura / Q000097:blood* / Q000254:growth & development; D006454:Hemoglobins / Q000378:metabolism*; D008675:Metamorphosis, Biological; D013045:Species Specificity; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D006454:Hemoglobins