Plasma protein patterns in captive American kestrels.
Plasma proteins of the American kestrel (Falco sparverius) were analyzed by polyacrylamide disc electrophoresis for 3 different groups of birds: laying and non-laying females, and males. The electrophoretic patterns were homogeneous for each group and showed differences in the mobility of some proteins among the 3 groups. There was no significant difference among the 3 groups in the amount of proteins and in the standard parameter of albumin to globulin ratio.
D000818:Animals; D001717:Birds / Q000097:blood*; D001798:Blood Proteins / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism*; D004591:Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D010058:Oviposition; D012709:Serum Albumin / Q000378:metabolism; D012712:Serum Globulins / Q000378:metabolism
D001798:Blood Proteins; D012709:Serum Albumin; D012712:Serum Globulins