Abstract
Volume changes in the spleens of hooded seals (Cystophora cristata) and harp seals (Phoca groenlandica) were measured plethysmographically in vitro in response to epinephrine, norepinephrine, isoprenaline, phentolamine, and acetylcholine. Dilated spleens contracted forcefully within 1-3 min of alpha-adrenoceptor activation with 1.0-5.0 micrograms epinephrine/kg body mass, whereas stimulation of beta-adrenoceptors and cholinergic receptors had little effect. The mass of dilated hooded seal spleens corresponded to 2-4% (n = 7) of body mass, with volume (V; ml) relating to body mass (M; kg) as follows: V = 12.0M + 910 (r2 = 0.96, n = 4). Thus the spleen of a 250-kg hooded seal maximally expels 3.9 liters, or 13%, of its estimated total blood volume. Average hematocrit in splenic venous outflow from dilated spleens was 90 +/- 3% (n = 3) in hooded seals and 85% (n = 2) in harp seals. From these data we have estimated that the aerobic diving limit of a 250-kg hooded seal increases only 105 s, at the most, if complete emptying of the spleen occurs during diving, while the corresponding estimate for a 112-kg harp seal is 80 s.
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