- Turkish Journal of Biology
- Vol: 24 Issue: 4
- Nonspecific Esterase Patterns of Rattus norvegicus (Berkenhout, 1769) in Western Turkey
Nonspecific Esterase Patterns of Rattus norvegicus (Berkenhout, 1769) in Western Turkey
Authors : Reyhan Verimli, Nuri Yiğit, Ercüment Çolak, Mustafa Sözen
Pages : 825-832
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Publication Date : 9999-12-31
Article Type : Makaleler
Abstract :Nonspecific esterases in the muscle, heart, kidney and liver tissues of wild rats (Rattus norvegicus) were examined by horizontal starch gel electrophoresis. Zymogram bands corresponding to Es-10 and Es-4 in the muscle, heart, kidney and liver homogenates, Es-3 and Es-17 in the kidney and liver, Es-18 in the liver tissue, Es-15 in kidney and liver, Es-2 in the muscle and heart, Es-16 in the heart tissue were detected. These findings showed that nonspecific esterases are very polymorphic and tissue-specific, and are not of taxonomic importance for the populations of Rattus norvegicus.Keywords : Nonspecific esterase, horizontal starch gel electrophoresis, Rattus norvegicus, Turkey.