title: Effects of coccidiosis on the electrophoretic pattern of serum proteins in chickens.
abstract: The electrophoretic distribution of serum proteins was measured in chickens inoculated with sporulated oocysts of Eimeria acervulina, E. tenella, and E. maxima. Total serum protein decreased on day 5 and 7 postinoculation (PI) with all three species. However, the changes produced in the individual serum protein fractions differed with the species. In serum from E. acervulina-infected birds, all protein components decreased quantitatively; the largest decrease was in the alpha globulins. The overall percent distribution of the globulins was similar to that of uninoculated controls, except for a decrease in the alpha globulins. In E. tenella-infected chickens, albumin decreased (both quantitatively and in percent distribution), but the alpha 1, beta, and gamma 1 globulins increased. In E. maxima-infected chickens, only albumin and alpha 1 globulin decreased quantitatively; the amounts of alpha 2, beta, or gamma globulins did not change. These changes were transitory and had disappeared by day 10 PI.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001798:Blood Proteins / Q000032:analysis*; D002645:Chickens / Q000469:parasitology*; D003048:Coccidiosis / Q000097:blood / Q000662:veterinary*; D004588:Electrophoresis, Cellulose Acetate; D011201:Poultry Diseases / Q000097:blood*; D012709:Serum Albumin / Q000032:analysis; D012712:Serum Globulins / Q000032:analysis
chemical_list: D001798:Blood Proteins; D012709:Serum Albumin; D012712:Serum Globulins