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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1987-11-18
pubmed:abstractText
The common pig lacks a fetal hemoglobin but has four embryonic hemoglobins: Gower I (zeta 2 epsilon 2), Gower II (alpha 2 epsilon 2), Heide I (zeta 2 theta 2) and Heide II (alpha 2 theta 2) as well as adult Hb A (alpha 2 beta 2) and the amino acid sequence for each of the five constituent polypeptide chains has been established. The oxygenation characteristics of the five components, measured in relation to pH, temperature and the erythrocytic ligand 2,3-diphosphoglycerate (DPG), together with the changes in their relative concentrations during early embryonic life, are given. The findings indicate a progressive decrease in maternal-fetal oxygen affinity difference and thus in oxygen transfer efficacy at a given diffusion gradient that correlates with the development of the gas exchange structures. The functional properties of the individual hemoglobins are additionally discussed in relation to molecular structure.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
0034-5687
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
69
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
347-57
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-11-11
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1987
pubmed:articleTitle
Embryonic pig hemoglobins Gower I (zeta 2 epsilon 2), Gower II (alpha 2 epsilon 2), Heide I (zeta 2 theta 2) and Heide II (alpha 2 theta 2): oxygen-binding functions related to structure and embryonic oxygen supply.
pubmed:affiliation
Biologisk Institut, Odense Universitet, Denmark.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article