Calcium transport activities of plasma membranes isolated from the livers of various animal species |
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| Authors: | S J Sulakhe V B Pulga S T Tran |
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| Institution: | Department of Physiology, College of Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada. |
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| Abstract: | 1. Plasma membranes of comparable yield and purity were isolated from the livers of various animal species belonging to phylogenetic groups from Amphibia to Mammalia. 2. Calcium transport activity was observed in all liver plasma membranes examined. 3. No phylogenetic pattern of expression of the liver plasma membrane calcium transport system was observed, with the order of activity being: guinea pig greater than rabbit greater than frog greater than chicken = hamster greater than rat = budgerigar = turtle greater than beef cattle greater than mouse = duck. 4. Calcium transport activity was only 9.7 and 8.7% of adult frog levels in plasma membranes isolated from the livers of tadpoles without and with limbs, respectively. 5. Liver plasma membrane calcium transport activity was 25% higher in adult chickens than in day-old chicks. 6. A possible role for thyroid hormone in the development of the liver plasma membrane calcium transport system is discussed. |
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