title: Serum proteins of the free-ranging European bison.
abstract: The paper presents the values of total protein (TP) and protein fractions in the serum of 57 European bisons from the Białowieza Primeval Forest, 47 of these animals being free-ranging and 10 living in enclosures. It was found that the amount of TP and amount of alpha 1- and gamma-globulin fractions are significantly lower in adult females than males. The amount of TP and gamma-globulin fraction increase significantly with age in all examined Europeans bisons, whereas the amount of alpha 1- and alpha 2-globulin fractions increase only in free-ranging animals.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000835:Animals, Wild; D001798:Blood Proteins / Q000032:analysis*; D002417:Cattle / Q000097:blood*; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D012709:Serum Albumin / Q000032:analysis; D012712:Serum Globulins / Q000032:analysis; D013045:Species Specificity
chemical_list: D001798:Blood Proteins; D012709:Serum Albumin; D012712:Serum Globulins