Department of Animal Production, College of Food Sciences and Agriculture, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2460, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia.
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Serum proteins of the Arabian oryx (Oryx leucoryx) were quantified in 19 healthy male and female oryxes, using agarose gel electrophoresis. The mean protein concentrations were as follows: total protein 83.58±9.55 g/l; albumin 43.44±9.06 g/l; α-globulin 9.30±3.01 g/l; β-globulin 12.30±6.58 g/l and γ-globulin 18.24±6.09 g/l indicating a wide variation in all parameters. No significant differences were found between male and female oryxes in any of these proteins. This baseline information will be useful for researchers and clinicians.
Arabian oryx, Oryx leucoryx, serum proteins, electrophoresis
