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Electrophoresis of Elasmobranch Serum Proteins with Cellulose Acetate
Author(s) -
Hess Paul W.,
Smith Ruth A.
Publication year - 1967
Publication title -
transactions of the american fisheries society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.696
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 1548-8659
pISSN - 0002-8487
DOI - 10.1577/1548-8659(1967)96[131:eoespw]2.0.co;2
Subject(s) - blood proteins , cellulose acetate , biology , electrophoresis , human blood , blood serum , biochemistry , cellulose , endocrinology , physiology
The blood serum proteins of five species of elasmobranchs were investigated using electrophoresis on cellulose acetate strips. Qualitative and quantitative comparisons of these five shark species with humans, using blood serum protein patterns, have not been reported previously and may contribute to vertebrate comparative hematology. Migration rates and protein patterns were compared with those of human blood serum. Species differences among the five shark species exist in terms of the number of protein components present, their migration rates, and relative amounts. Serum albumins in the sharks were present in very small amounts, compared to human blood serum, and all shark sera contained one protein fraction which moved toward the cathode electrode.