Document Detail


'Blood-doping' effects on hematocrit regulation and oxygen consumption in late-stage chicken embryos (Gallus gallus).
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  18310114     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
The extent to which hematocrit (Hct) is regulated and the impact of altered Hct on blood oxygen transport in avian embryos are largely unknown. Consequently, we investigated how acute blood removal or Ringer solution injection modified Hct in day 15 embryos, and how ;blood doping' with erythrocyte-enriched whole blood influenced O(2) consumption in day 15-17 chicken embryos. Mean Hct (+/-s.e.m.) at day 15, 16 and 17 was 26.7+/-0.6%, 28.0+/-0.4% and 30.7+/-0.5%, respectively. Blood withdrawal (19 increments of 125 microl each, separated by 30 min) caused a progressive fall in Hct to approximately 12% at day 15. Hct decline was strictly proportional to the extent of blood withdrawal. Incremental Ringer solution injection over an 8 h period, transiently increasing blood volume up to 85% over initial values, did not decrease Hct, indicating that injected Ringer solution rapidly left the circulating blood compartment. Blood doping with erythrocyte-enriched whole blood artificially elevated Hct from 27% to 38%, but caused no significant change in routine O(2) consumption (0.35-0.39 ml O(2) min(-1) egg(-1)) at any point over the subsequent 6 h period in day 15-17 embryos. We conclude that Hct is not protected acutely in day 15 chicken embryos, with no evidence of erythrocyte sequestration or release. Additionally, at day 15-17, Hct increases of approximately 10% do not enhance embryonic oxygen consumption, suggesting that blood oxygen carrying capacity per se is not limiting to oxygen consumption.
Authors:
Sheva Khorrami; Hiroshi Tazawa; Warren Burggren
Related Documents :
2132304 - Oxygen transport and oxygen consumption in critically ill patients.
3654434 - O2 delivery to contracting muscle during hypoxic or co hypoxia.
2218094 - Factors limiting maximal oxygen consumption in humans.
3374114 - Effect of cardiac index and hematocrit changes on oxygen consumption in resuscitated pa...
2804354 - Time-dependent loss of adenosine 5'-monophosphate deaminase activity may explain elevat...
16172664 - Continuous monitoring with microfabricated capillary electrophoresis chip devices.
Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.    
Journal Detail:
Title:  The Journal of experimental biology     Volume:  211     ISSN:  0022-0949     ISO Abbreviation:  J. Exp. Biol.     Publication Date:  2008 Mar 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2008-03-03     Completed Date:  2008-06-27     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0243705     Medline TA:  J Exp Biol     Country:  England    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  883-9     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Biological Sciences, University of North Texas, PO Box 305189, Denton, TX 76203, USA.
Export Citation:
APA/MLA Format     Download EndNote     Download BibTex
MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Animals
Blood Volume
Chick Embryo / blood supply*,  metabolism*
Erythrocyte Transfusion
Hematocrit
Isotonic Solutions
Oxygen / blood
Oxygen Consumption
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Isotonic Solutions; 7782-44-7/Oxygen; 8026-10-6/Ringer's solution

From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine


Previous Document:  Dynamic properties of a locomotory muscle of the tobacco hornworm Manduca sexta during strain cyclin...
Next Document:  A new role for a classical gene: white transports cyclic GMP.