Abstract

This research is aimed at determining the erythrocyte potassium and glutathione polymorphisms and also to identify the relationship among the various blood parameters in Saanen x Malta crossbred goat raised in Turkey. The allele gene frequencies of K^H and K^L associated with the potassium concentration were calculated as 0.94 and 0.06, respectively. The differences between the mean values of low and high potassium concentrations in erythrocyte were statistically significant (P < 0.01). In addition, there were some significant relationships betweenerythrocyte potassium types and some blood parameters such as whole blood sodium and potassium concentrations, erythrocyte sodium and potassium concentrations and total monovalent cation concentration in erythrocyte (P < 0.05). The allele gene frequencies of GSH^H and GSH^h related with the glutathione concentration were calculated as 0.43 and 0.57, respectively. The difference between the mean values of low and high glutathione erythrocyte concentrations were also statistically significant (P < 0.01). Finally, the significant correlation coefficient between erythrocyte sodium and potassium concentrations was observed in this study (P < 0.05).

Key words: Erythrocyte potassium, glutathione, blood polymorphism, Saanen, Malta goat.

Abbreviation

Na_wb, Whole blood sodium concentration; Na_p, plasma sodium concentration; K_wb, whole blood potassium concentration;  K_p, plasma potassium concentration; Na_e, erythrocyte sodium concentration; K_e, erythrocyte potassium concentration; Na_e+K_e, total monovalent cation concentration in erythrocyte; HK,high potassium; LK, low potassium; GSH^h, low glutathione allele;  GSH^H, high glutathione allele; K^H, high potassium allele; K^L, low potassium allele;