title: Red cell reduced glutathione concentrations in Spanish Churra sheep.
abstract: Erythrocyte reduced glutathione (GSH) levels were investigated in Spanish Churra sheep. GSH deficiency appeared in a high frequency, a clear bimodal distribution being apparent. No significant concentrations of amino acids were detected in the samples and no significant differences were found in potassium concentrations between the low-GSH and the high-GSH type animals. Such results indicate that erythrocyte GSH deficiency in Churra sheep may be similar to the 'Merino type' GSH deficiency. Furthermore, limited inheritance data suggested that a second type of GSH deficiency might be present also in Churra sheep.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Producción Animal, Universidad de León, Spain.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Bayón
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Arranz
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: San Primitivo
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004912:Erythrocytes / Q000378:metabolism*; D005260:Female; D005978:Glutathione / Q000097:blood / Q000172:deficiency*; D008297:Male; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction; D012756:Sheep / Q000097:blood*
chemical_list: D005978:Glutathione