Temperature dependence of haemoglobin-oxygen affinity in heterothermic vertebrates: Mechanisms and biological significance

Acta Physiologica

Volumn 202, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 549-562

  Weber, R E ^a   Campbell, K L ^b  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Haemoglobin; Heterothermy; Oxygen affinity; Oxygen transport; Respiration; Temperature

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN; OXYGEN;

ADAPTATION; ANIMAL; BODY TEMPERATURE; HUMAN; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; TEMPERATURE; THERMODYNAMICS; VERTEBRATE;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; BODY TEMPERATURE; HEMOGLOBINS; HUMANS; OXYGEN; TEMPERATURE; THERMODYNAMICS; VERTEBRATES;

EID: 80051980772     PISSN: 17481708     EISSN: 17481716     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-1716.2010.02204.x     Document Type: Review

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