Abstract
Red cell metabolism was examined in a small dasyurid marsupial, the brown antechinus Antechinus stuartii. There were significant differences in haematocrit with regard to sex and the season. Compared to other marsupials, the haemoglobin of A. stuartii was more susceptible to oxidation by acetylphenylhydrazine. However, the rate of methaemoglobin reduction was faster in A. stuartii. Our results appear to support a previous suggestion that methaemoglobin reducing ability is greater in those species whose haemoglobin is more susceptible to oxidative stress.
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