Identification of transferrin in Atlantic cod Gadus morhua epidermal mucus

R H Easy; E A Trippel; M D B Burt; D K Cone

doi:10.1111/j.1095-8649.2012.03452.x

Identification of transferrin in Atlantic cod Gadus morhua epidermal mucus

J Fish Biol. 2012 Nov;81(6):2059-63. doi: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2012.03452.x. Epub 2012 Oct 17.

Authors

R H Easy¹, E A Trippel, M D B Burt, D K Cone

Affiliation

¹ Department of Psychology and Neuroscience, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada. reasy@dal.ca

PMID: 23130700
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2012.03452.x

Abstract

The previously unreported presence of transferrin in Atlantic cod Gadus morhua epidermal mucus is described. A less destructive sampling method, which may result in decreased epidermal tissue damage, is discussed.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Animals
Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel
Epidermis / chemistry*
Gadus morhua / metabolism*
Mucus / chemistry*
Transferrin / isolation & purification*

Substances

Transferrin