Abstract
The erythropoietic activity and erythrocyte 2,3-diphosphoglycerate (2,3-DPG) were studied during and after the nadir of the post-natal anaemia in normal, rapidly growing rabbits, from the 12th to the 35th day after birth. Whole blood haemoglobin (Hb) decreased from 9.3 g dl-1 on the 12th to 4.9 g dl-1 on the 25th day, while erythropoiesis-stimulating factor(s) (ESF) in plasma (determined by a cell culture assay) concomitantly rose from undetectable to high levels. In spite of marked rise in body weight, from 250 to 480 g, estimated haemoglobin mass (Hb mass) and reticulocyte mass production rate (Rt prod) remained essentially the same, about 1.8 g and 0.3 ml day-1. From the 25th to the 35th day, ESF decreased to a lower level, while Hb increased to 10.8 g dl-1 and Hb mass and Rt prod rose sharply, to 6.9 and 1.2 ml day-1. The 2,3-DPG rose markedly during the observation period, but showed a transient decline on the 29th day, simultaneously with the peak in reticulocyte counts (Rt) (24%) and release of young erythrocytes with low 2,3-DPG. The data indicate that the regions governing the erythropoietin production/release became increasingly sensitive to hypoxia during the observation period. The possibility also exists that the increase in ESF was due only in part to hypoxic stimulation. It could be related to the maturation of the animal in other ways, such as shift from extra-renal to renal erythropoietin production and the growth. The lack of response to increasing stimulation indicates that the erythropoiesis was restricted by the availability of iron and/or other factors necessary for erythrocyte and haemoglobin production.
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