Seasonal changes in blood oxygen transport and acid-base status in the tegu lizard, Tupinambis merianae |
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Authors: | Andrade Denis V Brito Simone P Toledo Luís Felipe Abe Augusto S |
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Institution: | Departamento de Zoologia, Universidade Estadual Paulista, Caixa Postal 199, 13500-970 Rio Claro, SP, Brazil. denis@rc.unesp.br |
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Abstract: | Oxygen-binding properties, blood gases, and acid-base parameters were studied in tegu lizards, Tupinambis merianae, at different seasons and temperatures. Independent of temperature and pH, blood oxygen affinity was higher in dormant lizards than in those active during the summer. Haematocrit (Hct) and hemoglobin content (Hb]) were greater in active lizards resulting in a higher oxygen-carrying capacity. Nucleoside triphosphate content (NTP]) was reduced during dormancy, but the ratio between NTP] and Hb] remained unchanged. Dormancy was accompanied by an increase in plasma bicarbonate (HCO-(3)]pl) and an elevation of arterial CO2 partial pressure (PaCO2) and CO2 content in the plasma (CplCO2). These changes in acid-base parameters persist over a broad range of body temperatures. In vivo, arterial O2 partial pressure (PaO2) and O2 content (CaO2) were not affected by season and tended to increase with temperature. Arterial pH (pHa) of dormant animals is reduced compared to active lizards at body temperatures below 15 degrees C, while no significant difference was noticed at higher temperatures. |
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Keywords: | Acid–base balance reptiles Adaptation seasonal Blood oxygen transport temperature Bohr effects Metabolism depression Corresponding author Tel : +55-19-35264292 fax: +55-19-35264300 |
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