Soluble scute proteins of healthy and ill desert tortoises (Gopherus agassizii)
Homer BL, Chen L, Berry KH, Denslow ND, Jacobsen ER, Sawyer RH, Williams E. 2001. Soluble scute proteins of healthy and ill desert tortoises (Gopherus agassizii). American Journal of Veterinary Research (AJVR). 62(1):104-110
Scute proteins have not been characterized in desert tortoise and one focus of this paper was to determine the cause of diseases affecting the shell. The research examined whether differences exist in shell scute proteins from tortoise with cutaneous dyskeratosis, compared with proteins in tortoises with healthy-appearing shells. Complete postmortem examinations were performed on 20 desert tortoise obtained from the Mojave and Colorado Deserts of California.
- Type
- Journal Article
- Authors
- Homer, Bruce; Chen, Li; Berry, Kristin; Denslow, Nancy; Jacobsen, Elliott; Sawyer, Roger; Williams, Elliot
- Units
- JOTR , MOJA
- Keywords
- amino acid composition, Amino acids, bacterial, Beta keratin protein, California, Colorado Desert, cutaneous dyskeratosis, Desert Tortoise, Distribution (Biodiversity), Gopherus agassizii, keratin proteins, Mojave Desert, Mycoplasma, Observations, Presence (Biodiversity), SDS PAGE (sodium dodecyl sulfate polyacrylamide gel) electrophoresis, shell integrity, soluble scute proteins, systemic disease, Taxa Links To References, tortoise shell