Inactive (Non-oxygen-combining) Hemoglobin in the Blood of Ophidia and Dogs

29 March 1946

journal article
letter
Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science

Vol. 103 (2674) , 406
https://doi.org/10.1126/science.103.2674.406

Abstract

Active Hb in man, the horse, Bothrops jararaca and dog was detd. by the O2-capacity method of Van Slyke and Stadie, and total Hb by the Fe method of Ponder. The difference between total and active Hb was considered inactive Hb. The frequency (100%) and mean quantity (17%) of inactive Hb were much greater in Bothrops jararaca than in the other spp. This may be the first observation of inactive Hb in poikilothermous animals.