Techniques for Studies of Hemoglobin Synthesis in Daphnia
- 1 May 1955
- journal article
- research article
- Published by University of Chicago Press in The American Naturalist
- Vol. 89 (846) , 169-174
- https://doi.org/10.1086/281877
Abstract
A new spectrochemical technique for determination of hemoglobin content in pale and red Daphnia is presented. Using this method the primary stimulus for hemoglobin synthesis of low dissolved O2 content in the culture water was confirmed. Spectral-transmittance curves of Daphnia hemoglobin are figured and compared to those of rabbit hemoglobin. A method for controlling O2 level in culture flasks by use of hypodermic needles and air tight rubber caps is described. A first approximation toward a semisynthetic medium for Daphnia is discussed.This publication has 1 reference indexed in Scilit:
- Functions of haemoglobin inDaphniaProceedings of the Royal Society of London. B. Biological Sciences, 1951