SEASONAL VARIATIONS IN THE BLOOD VOLUME AND CIRCULATING METABOLITE LEVELS OF THE HUSKY DOG,
Abstract
The total blood volumes of Alaskan Husky dogs continuously exposed out-of-doors in the sub Arctic were approximately 25% greater in the winter than in the summer. This increase was the summated result of a 38% increase in total erythrocyte volume and a 14% increase in total plasma volume. Chemical analyses of the blood plasma showed large summer to winter increases in total lipids (44%) and phospholipids (40) and more moderate increases in plasma proteins (28%), cholesterol (24%) and nonprotein nitrogen (14%). (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Mar 01, 1963
- Accession Number
- AD0412782
Entities
People
- John L. Durrer
- John P. Hannon