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Chapter and Conference Paper
Stability of a Novel PEGylation Site on a Putative Haemoglobin-Based Oxygen Carrier
PEGylation of protein sulfhydryl residues is a common method used to create a stable drug conjugate to enhance vascular retention times. We recently created a putative haemoglobin-based oxygen carrier using ma...
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Article
Numbats and aardwolves—how low is low? A re-affirmation of the need for statistical rigour in evaluating regression predictions
Many comparative physiological studies aim to determine if a particular species differs from a prediction based on a linear allometric regression for other species. However, the judgment as to whether the spec...
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Article
Effect of torpor on the water economy of an arid-zone marsupial, the stripe-faced dunnart (Sminthopsis macroura)
Metabolic rate and evaporative water loss (EWL) were measured for a small, arid-zone marsupial, the stripe-faced dunnart (Sminthopsis macroura), when normothermic and torpid. Metabolic rate increased linearly wit...
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Ventilatory physiology of the numbat (Myrmecobius fasciatus)
This study examines the ventilatory physiology of the numbat (Myrmecobius fasciatus), a small to medium-sized (550 g) termitivorous marsupial. Ventilatory parameters at thermoneutrality reflect the slightly low (...
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Field metabolic rate and water turnover of the numbat (Myrmecobius fasciatus)
The numbat (Myrmecobius fasciatus) is a diurnal and exclusively termitivorous marsupial. This study examines interrelationships between diet, metabolic rate and water turnover for wild, free-living numbats. The n...
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Article
Transport of K+ and other cations across phospholipid membranes by nonesterified fatty acids
The rate of change of internal pH and transmembrane potential has been monitored in liposomes following the external addition of various cation salts. Oleic acid increases the transmembrane movement of H+ followi...
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Chapter
An Automated System for the Measurement of the Response of Cerebral Blood Volume and Cerebral Blood Flow to Changes in Arterial Carbon Dioxide Tension Using Near Infrared Spectroscopy
Since it was first described by Jobsis in 1977, near infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) has become widely used as a non invasive technique for monitoring the blood and tissue oxygenation of intact organs and to date...