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Hypoxia in invertebrates

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Abstract

Abstracto1.Oxygen consumption (MO2) may be independent or dependent upon environmental partial pressure of O2 (PIO2). The degree of regulation depends upon the species, the physiologic state of the individual, as well as temperature and salinity of the environment.2.A model of gas exchange is presented where MO2 depends upon the PO2 gradient between the environment and mitochondria and on the O2 conductance (GT) through the animal: MO2=Gr (PiO2-PmO2).3.Regulators compensate for a fall in PIO2 by increasing O2 conductance such as via increased ventilation (VG) or circulation. Different strategies are evident by examining changes in VG and O2 extraction and percent utilization.4.Three types of conformers are designated depending upon the extent to which they compensate anaerobically for a drop in P1O2.5.Five types of recovery patterns from hypoxia are designated depending upon the nature of the O2 debt.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)311-320
Number of pages10
JournalComparative Biochemistry and Physiology -Part A : Molecular and Integrative Physiology
Volume67
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - 1980

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