title: Reference serum protein and lipoprotein fractions of ostriches (Struthio camelus) in Turkey.
abstract: The aim of this study was to determine for reference purposes the values of serum albumin, alpha 1-globulin, alpha 2-globulin, beta-globulin, gamma-globulin, and alpha-lipoprotein (high density lipoprotein), pre-beta-lipoprotein (very low density lipoprotein) and beta-lipoprotein (low density lipoprotein) fractions of normal ostriches (Struthio camelus) in Turkey. Five male and five female ostriches, 18 months old, were used. All the ostriches were fed on a diet that contained 15.14% crude protein and 2,950 Kcal/kg of metabolizable energy. The serum protein and lipoprotein fractions were measured using agarose gel electrophoresis. The fractions were found to be 60.96% albumin, 0.24% alpha 1-globulin, 15.91% alpha 2-globulin, 13.34% beta-globulin, 9.55% gamma-globulin, 53.77% HDL, 0.60% VLDL and 48.09% LDL.
authors.affiliation: University of Uludag, Faculty of Veterinary, Department of Biochemistry, Bursa 16059, Turkey.
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Polat
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cetin
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Turkyilmaz
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Yalcin
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001797:Blood Protein Electrophoresis / Q000662:veterinary; D001798:Blood Proteins / Q000032:analysis*; D004591:Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel / Q000662:veterinary; D005260:Female; D008074:Lipoproteins / Q000097:blood*; D008075:Lipoproteins, HDL / Q000097:blood; D008077:Lipoproteins, LDL / Q000097:blood; D008079:Lipoproteins, VLDL / Q000097:blood; D008297:Male; D012016:Reference Values; D020310:Struthioniformes / Q000097:blood*; D014421:Turkey
chemical_list: D001798:Blood Proteins; D008074:Lipoproteins; D008075:Lipoproteins, HDL; D008077:Lipoproteins, LDL; D008079:Lipoproteins, VLDL