title: A comparison of the composition and apolipoprotein content of the lipoproteins isolated from human and ferret (Mustela putorius furo L.) serum.
abstract: 1. The lipoproteins isolated at densities of less than 1.006, 1.006-1.063 and 1.063-1.21 g/ml from human and ferret (Mustela putorius furo L.) serum were compared. 2. Ferret very low density lipoprotein contained proportionately less triglyceride and more phospholipid than human. 3. Ferret low density lipoprotein contained proportionately more triglyceride and less cholesterol than human. 4. High density lipoprotein was the major lipoprotein in ferret serum. 5. The gel electrophoretic patterns of lipoprotein apoproteins and the pattern of apoprotein solubility in tetramethylurea were similar for human and ferret fractions. 6. The ferret may provide a convenient animal for the study of serum lipoprotein structure, function and metabolism.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001053:Apolipoproteins / Q000032:analysis*; D002335:Carnivora / Q000097:blood*; D005289:Ferrets / Q000097:blood*; D006801:Humans; D008074:Lipoproteins / Q000032:analysis* / Q000302:isolation & purification
chemical_list: D001053:Apolipoproteins; D008074:Lipoproteins