Relationship between erythrocyte potassium (Ke), erythrocyte sodium (Nae) and blood glutathione ... Genfrequenzen von Ke, Nae und GSH zu bestimmen.
Arch. Tierz., Dummerstorf 51 (2008) 5, 479-486
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Department of Biochemistry, 2Department of Physiology, 3 Department of Zootechnics, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Uludag University, Bursa, Turkey
NAZMIYE GUNES1, CENK AYDIN2, C. DUYGU UDUM1, SERDAL DİKMEN3 and OZLEM OZMEN1
Erythrocyte potassium, sodium and glutathione concentrations and their relationship with reproduction, body weight and fleece weight traits in Awassi sheep Abstract Relationship between erythrocyte potassium (Ke), erythrocyte sodium (Nae) and blood glutathione (GSH) concentrations and production/ reproduction traits were investigated in Awassi sheep. Thirty healthy sheep subjected to analyze for phenotypic and gene frequencies of Ke, Nae and GSH concentrations. Correlation between these parameters and production/ reproduction traits such as greasy fleece weight, milk production, birth rate, single and twin birth rate and body weight were calculated. A positive correlation was found between birth rate and mean Ke concentration (r=0.481, P
