 Reference Base  Plasma lipids and lipoproteins of some members of the ord... |
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All Rhino Species |
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1. Percentage low density ( ) and high density ( ) lipoproteins in the plasma
Cellulose acetate electrophoresis Analytical ultracentrifuge
lipoprotein lipoprotein LDL HDL
White rhino n=5 100 - 100 -
Black rhino n=1 100 - 100 -
Indian rhino n=1 100 - 100 -
Cellulose acetate electrophoresis
In the Rhinocerotidae only one peak was seen on Cellulose acetate electrophoresis, the mobility of which would characterize it as lipoprotein. Similar patterns were observed in all specimens.
Analytical ultracentrifuge
In the Rhinocerotidae, there was a complete absence of the HDL characteristic of the Equidae. The LDL was of complex composition usually composed of two peaks, one having a flotation rate similar, and one slower, than that of human LDL. The Indian and black rhinos had very similar patterns to the white rhino, although in the Indian rhino there was more of the slower moving band.
2. Concentration of plasma lipids (mg/100 ml)
Phospolipids Cholesteryl Free Tri-gly- CB/FL Total
FL esters CE cholesterol ceridae
White rh 63.1 154.7 27.3 15.7 2.45 218
Black rh 36.8 106.6 10.7 5.9 2.89 127
Indian rh 60.8 74.8 23.4 4.3 1.23 210
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