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Seasonal variations in sheep erythrocyte reduced glutathione

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 March 2009

P. G. Board ,
D. W. Peter  and
R. J. H. Morris
P. G. Board
Affiliation:
Department of Physiology, University of New England, Armidale N.S.W. 2351, Australia
D. W. Peter
Affiliation:
Department of Physiology, University of New England, Armidale N.S.W. 2351, Australia
R. J. H. Morris
Affiliation:
Department of Physiology, University of New England, Armidale N.S.W. 2351, Australia
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Kalla & Ghosh (1975) and Hopkins, Roberts & Evans (1975) recently reported finding a negative correlation between wool production and the erythrocyte concentration of reduced glutatione. Both groups also found a higher rate of wool production in GSH-low type animals than in GSH-high types. Because erythrocyte GSH types are genetically controlled and the GSH concentration within these types is highly heritable (Board, Roberts & Evans, 1974), Hopkins et al. (1975) concluded that selection for GSH-low type sheep may provide a method for manipulating wool production.

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The Journal of Agricultural Science , Volume 87 , Issue 2 , October 1976 , pp. 461 - 463
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1976

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