Evaluation of serum protein electrophoresis in greater rhea (<Emphasis Type="Italic">Rhea americana</Emphasis> Linnaeus, 1758) |
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Authors: | Cybele Esteves Almeida Barbara Charlotte Bach Maristela Lovato Flores Rogério Pereira Fontoura Stefanie Dickel Segabinazi Marta Helena Carlesso Aita |
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Institution: | 1.Departamento de Microbiologia e Parasitologia,Universidade Federal de Santa Maria,Santa Maria,Brazil;2.Departamento de Medicina Veterinária Preventiva,Universidade Federal de Santa Maria,Santa Maria,Brazil;3.UNOESC–Universidade do Oeste de Santa Catarina,Chapecó,Brazil;4.Laboratório de Análises Clínicas do Hospital Universitário de Santa Maria,Santa Maria,Brazil |
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Abstract: | Serum proteins from 47 healthy greater rheas (Rhea americana; male and female) were separated by electrophoresis in order to characterize normal reference ranges. Determination of total
protein concentration was performed through biuret reaction. The mean value of total serum protein was 4.4 g/dL. Absolute
concentrations of serum proteins were determined by agarose gel electrophoretic fractioning. Five fractions were analyzed:
albumin, alpha, beta1, beta2, and gamma globulins, and the average values in grams per deciliter were 2.39, 0.32, 0.45, 0.30,
and 0.79, respectively. |
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