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Ionic composition of the blood and the blood volume of the scorpion, Heterometrus fulvipes

1966; Pergamon Press; Volume: 17; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/0010-406x(66)90017-x

1879-3029

B Padmanabhanaidu,

Insect and Pesticide Research

1. The average values for the blood of the scorpion were (mM/1) Na, 210; K, 1·37; Cl, 266; SO4, 1·1; Ca, 6·08; Mg, 10·43; sugars, 38·8 mg/100 ml; amino acids, 5·22 mg/100 ml; non-protein N, 41·4 mg/100 ml; protein N, 11·8 mg/ml; blood volume, 34·5 ml/100 g body wt.; osmotic pressure, 1·35% NaCl. 2. The influence of sex, size, temperature and starvation on blood constituents is discussed.