Haemoglobin and Erythrocyte Potassium Types in Sheep and their Influence on Oxygen Dissociation and Haemoglobin Denaturation
- 1 January 1962
- journal article
- research article
- Published by CSIRO Publishing in Australian Journal of Biological Sciences
- Vol. 15 (2) , 371-378
- https://doi.org/10.1071/bi9620371
Abstract
The influence of hemoglobin type and erythrocyte K+ concentration on oxygen dissociation curves and rate of denaturation of hemoglobin by alkali have been studied in Southdown sheep. A significant difference has been found between hemoglobin types in respect to their oxygen dissociation curves and rate of alkali denaturation. A significant difference was found between the oxygen dissociation curves of high K+ (HK) and low K+ (LK) sheep. No significant difference was found between HK and LK sheep in respect to the rate of denaturation of their hemoglobin by alkali. An association has been found, within a K+ group, between erythrocyte K+ concentration, oxygen dissociation curves, and rate of denaturation of hemoglobin by alkali.Keywords
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