Transport of Oxygen by the Blood of the Land Crab, Gecarcinus lateralis |
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Authors: | REDMOND JAMES R. |
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Affiliation: | Department of Zoology and Entomology, Iowa State University Ames, Iowa 50010 |
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Abstract: | ![]() Parameters relating to transport of oxygen were measured inthe pericardial blood and venous outflow from the first walkingleg of Gecarcinus lateralis. O2-equilibrium curves of the hemocyaninof G. lateralis were found to be sigmoid and, at 27°C andpH 7.45, to have a half-saturation pressure of about 17 mm Hgoxygen. Average partial pressures of oxygen as measured by O2-electrodewere 32 mm Hg in pericardial blood and 9 mm Hg in the venoussamples. Analysis of the O2-content in corresponding samplesby the Van Slyke technique revealed an average of 2.17 volumes% O2-capacity for whole blood, 1.45 volumes % for pericardialblood, and 0.61 volumes % for venous blood. Estimates basedon the Van Slyke analyses indicated an average pO2 of 29 and14 mm Hg in pericardial and venous samples, respectively. Thesefigures agree fairly well with those obtained by means of O2-electrodes.Of the oxygen carried to the tissues, about 94% is carried asoxyhemocyanin and about 6% is carried in physical solution.As the blood passes through the gills, the hemocyanin, on anaverage, becomes 8085% saturated with oxygen and returnedfrom the tissues 1845% saturated with oxygen. These resultsindicate that the blood of G. lateralis has a higher O2-capacitythan the blood of most other decapod crustaceans for which similarinformation is available. In addition, the blood of G. lateralistransports more oxygen to the tissues per unit volume than doother crustacean bloods. |
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