Anderson, S.J., A.C. Taylor, and R.J.A. Atkinson (1994) Anaerobic metabolism during anoxia in the burrowing shrimp Calocaris macandreae Bell (Crustacea: Thalassinidea). Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology, A108(4): 515–522.
Anaerobic metabolism during anoxia in the burrowing shrimp _Calocaris macandreae _Bell (Crustacea: Thalassinidea)
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Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology, A
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4
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The thalassinidean shrimp Calocaris macandreae inhabits complex burrows in marine muddy sediments which are subject to severe hypoxia.In the laboratory, C.macandreae was highly tolerant of anoxia (LT(50) = 43 hr) and accumulated L-lactate as the major end-product of anaerobic metabolism.Metabolic recovery of C.macandreae from anoxia was slow; haemolymph lactate concentrations returned to normal levels after approximately 40 hr.Anaerobic metabolism appeared to be initiated only during exposure to severe hypoxia (PO2 < 7 Torr).
Anderson, S.J., A.C. Taylor, and R.J.A. Atkinson (1994) Anaerobic metabolism during anoxia in the burrowing shrimp Calocaris macandreae Bell (Crustacea: Thalassinidea). Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology, A 108(4): 515–522. 