The effect of various oxygen tensions on the in vitro synthesis of heme by rabbit bone marrow was measured. At levels above 4 per cent oxygen there was no effect of oxygen tension on heme synthesis. Total anoxia stopped heme synthesis completely. No level of oxygen tension was found to stimulate heme synthesis.

Topics:
anoxia, heme biosynthesis, erythropoiesis, arterial oxygen tension, oxygen, heme, bone marrow, oryctolagus cuniculus
This content is only available as a PDF.
© 1955 by American Society of Hematology, Inc.
1955
Sign in via your Institution