Respiratory adaptations in a deep-sea orbiniid polychaete from Gulf of Mexico brine pool NR-1 metabolic rates and hemoglobin structure/function relationships.

Autor: Hourdez, Stéphane, Weber, Roy E., Green, Brian N., Kenney, John M., Fisher, Charles R.
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Zdroj: Journal of Experimental Biology; 6/1/2002, Vol. 205 Issue 11, p1669, 13p, 1 Black and White Photograph, 2 Diagrams, 1 Chart, 10 Graphs
Abstrakt: Examines the metabolic rates and hemoglobin structure of respiratory adaptations in a deep-sea orbiniid polychaete from Gulf Mexico. Presence of globin and linker chains; Capability of worms to regulate the rate of oxygen consumption; Description of a large gill surface area.
Databáze: Complementary Index