[Oxygen affinity of mouflon blood].
Hemoglobin phenotypes of European mouflon and sheep were analyzed by isoelectric focusing; the results show that the sheep HbA migrated faster than that of other animals, while the mouflon HbA was more anodic than the sheep HbB. The oxygen dissociation curve of blood from mouflon is similar to that of sheep with HbA. The authors suggest that the mouflon should not be considered a direct ancestor of the Sardinian breed of sheep.
Istituto di Fisiologia Veterinaria, Università di Sassari.
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S
Naitana
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S
Ledda
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V
Russo
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L
Manca
B
B
Masala
D000818:Animals; D006454:Hemoglobins / Q000378:metabolism*; D006824:Hybridization, Genetic; D007525:Isoelectric Focusing; D010100:Oxygen / Q000378:metabolism*; D012756:Sheep / Q000097:blood / Q000378:metabolism*
D006454:Hemoglobins; D010100:Oxygen
Affinità per l'ossigeno del sangue di muflone.