Energy Turnover in the Normoxic and Anoxic Turtle Heart

We examined the possibility that the heart of the turtle Chrysemys scripta is an exceptional anaerobic performer, by measuring myocardial power output, lactate output, and estimated ATP turnover in perfused heart preparations. Over a range of myocardial power outputs at 5 and 15°C we find that turtl...

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Veröffentlicht in:Comparative biochemistry and physiology. A, Comparative physiology Comparative physiology, 1997-05, Vol.117 (1), p.121-126
Hauptverfasser: Arthur, Peter G, Franklin, Craig E, Cousins, K.L, Thorarensen, H, Hochachka, P.W, Farrell, A.P
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Zusammenfassung:We examined the possibility that the heart of the turtle Chrysemys scripta is an exceptional anaerobic performer, by measuring myocardial power output, lactate output, and estimated ATP turnover in perfused heart preparations. Over a range of myocardial power outputs at 5 and 15°C we find that turtle hearts perfused with anoxic saline do not show a particularly outstanding ability to produce ATP anaerobically. Furthermore, at 15°C anoxia reduced the ATP turnover rate to 50% of the normoxic rate. At 5°C the anoxia-induced depression of ATP turnover was even more pronounced, being 4-fold lower than the normoxic rate. In addition, anoxia at 5°C reduced the basal metabolic rate of the turtle heart. We conclude that long-term cardiac tolerance of hypoxia in this species is more likely related to metabolic depression rather than to an exceptional anaerobic performance.
ISSN:0300-9629
1096-4940
DOI:10.1016/S0300-9629(96)00283-6