Lysozyme activity in female genital tissues of normal and genetically lysozyme-deficient rabbits |
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Authors: | D J Prieur V M Cámara |
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Institution: | (1) Department of Veterinary Microbiology and Pathology, Washington State University, 99164 Pullman, Washington, USA |
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Abstract: | Summary The internal genitalia of female normal rabbits and mutant lysozyme-deficient rabbits, which lack genetically the leukocytic isozyme of lysozyme, were assayed for lysozyme activity. The ovaries, uteri, and vaginas of the lysozyme-deficient rabbits had less than 20% of the lysozyme activity of normals. The oviducts, and in particular the caudal portions of the oviducts, had lysozyme activities up to 71% of the levels in normal. These observations suggest that the lysozymes of oviduct and leukocytes of rabbits are under the control of different genes.Supported in part by grants RR00515, RR05465, K04-RR00003, and T32-GM07160 from the National Institutes of Health. We acknowledge the excellent technical assistance of LeeAndra Froseth. |
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Keywords: | Rabbit lysozyme-deficient genitalia lysozyme activity isozymes |
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