Near-Newtonian Blood Behavior – Is It Good to Be a Camel?

From a certain level of exercise-intensity onward, hematocrit increases in horses, which brings more oxygen carriers into the bloodstream. Camels, however, when used in competitive racing could be even in need of iron supplementation and blood transfusions due to a severe reduction of their availabl...

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Main Authors: Ursula Windberger, Roland Auer, Monika Seltenhammer, Georg Mach, Julian A. Skidmore
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Physiology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fphys.2019.00906/full