The Bohr effect of haemoglobin in vertebrates: An example of molecular adaptation to different physiological requirements

Acta Physiologica Scandinavica

Volumn 182, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 229-244

  Giardina, B ^a   Mosca, D ^a   De Rosa, M C ^a  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bohr effect; Haemoglobin; Molecular adaptation; Vertebrates

Indexed keywords

CHLORIDE; HEMOGLOBIN; HEMOGLOBIN A; PROTON;

ADAPTATION; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; BOHR EFFECT; DIVING; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FLIGHT; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; OXYGEN AFFINITY; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN QUATERNARY STRUCTURE; REVIEW; TEMPERATURE; VERTEBRATE;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; AMPHIBIA; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BIRDS; COLD; ENVIRONMENT; FISHES; FLIGHT, ANIMAL; HEMOGLOBINS; HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; OXYGEN; VERTEBRATES;

EID: 7944219982     PISSN: 00016772     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-201X.2004.01360.x     Document Type: Review

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