Ontogeny of haemoglobin in the royal penguin Eudyptes chrysolophus schlegeli.
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Haemoglobins of chicks, yearlings and known-age sub-adults of the royal penguin were investigated by starch-gel electrophoresis at pH 8-6. Two haemoglobin components were observed in yearlings and sub-adults. These were assumed to be the haemoglobins of adults. Another three haemoglobin components were observed in 3-week-old chicks. In seven out of eight fledging chicks, these chick haemoglobins had disappeared. The existence of other haemoglobin components in royal penguin embryos is predicted.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Journal of embryology and experimental morphology
دوره 24 2 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1970