The genetic control of erythrocyte reduced glutathione in Australian Merino sheep
- 1 June 1974
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in The Journal of Agricultural Science
- Vol. 82 (3), 395-398
- https://doi.org/10.1017/s0021859600051261
Abstract
SUMMARY: The genetic control of the level of reduced glutathione (GSH) in the erythrocytes of pure bred Australian Merino sheep has been investigated. The data suggest that the erythrocyte GSH levels are in part controlled by a single pair of autosomal alleles, the gene for GSH-high (GSHH) being dominant.The data also suggest that the levels of erythrocyte GSH within the GSH-high and GSH-low types are the result of polygenic influences. Heritability estimates of 0·7 and 0·5 within the GSH-high type and 1·2 in the GSH-low type support this suggestion.Keywords
This publication has 10 references indexed in Scilit:
- A glutathione deficiency in the red cells of certain Merino sheepThe Journal of Agricultural Science, 1972
- The identification of ornithine and lysine at high concentrations in the red cells of sheep with an inherited deficiency of glutathioneBiochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - General Subjects, 1972
- Erythrocyte Glutathione Polymorphism in SheepAustralian Journal of Biological Sciences, 1972
- An improved method for the automated analysis of erythrocyte reduced glutathioneClinica Chimica Acta; International Journal of Clinical Chemistry, 1971
- Glutathione and transferrin in rhesus monkeys1Animal Blood Groups and Biochemical Genetics, 1970
- An inherited glutathione deficiency and a concomitant reduction in potassium concentration in sheep red cellsCellular and Molecular Life Sciences, 1970
- Glutathione Deficiency in Sheep ErythrocytesScience, 1967
- Variation in Reduced Glutathione in Bloods of Inbred Lines of Chickens.Experimental Biology and Medicine, 1956
- The Individuality of the Level of Blood Glutathione in Young Beef CattleJournal of Animal Science, 1954
- Electrolyte Concentrations in Red Blood Cells of British Breeds of SheepNature, 1954