کد مقاله | کد نشریه | سال انتشار | مقاله انگلیسی | نسخه تمام متن |
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2846394 | 1571220 | 2006 | 5 صفحه PDF | دانلود رایگان |
Do burrowing mammals that naturally experience hypoxic and hypercapnic conditions exhibit modifications to the blood chemistry at high altitudes? We investigated two populations of the Lesotho mole-rat living at different altitudes in the highlands of the Drakensberg. There was no significant difference between the specimens from 3200 and 1600 m in mean red blood cell count (RCC = 8.9 × 106 ± 1.6 × 106 vs. 8.4 × 106 ± 0.95 × 106 mm3, respectively) or packed red cell volumes (haematocrit = 0.51 ± 0.06 vs. 0.49 ± 0.05, respectively). However, blood haemoglobin (Hb) concentration was significantly higher in the high altitude than in the low-altitude specimens (178 ± 9 vs. 160 ± 16 g/l). The oxygen equilibrium curves of thawed whole blood showed no displacement to the left in the animals sampled at the higher elevation. The data indicate that the oxygen-transporting properties of mole-rat blood do not change markedly with increased elevation and that burrowing mammals are a priori hypoxia-adapted.
Journal: Physiology & Behavior - Volume 88, Issues 1–2, 15 June 2006, Pages 77–81