Biomaterial Database

The total protein content in the blood serum of vertebrates. 1978

W H De Smet

The total protein content in the blood serum of 416 species and subspecies of vertebrates is determined by the microbiuret method. Generally speaking the total protein content of the serum shows an increase with a higher evolutionary level. The difference between the mammals and the other groups is particularly large. This increase is probably attributable to a number of factors, for instance adaptation to living on land, development of the circulatory system, the development of adaptive immunity and the forming of specific transport proteins. A connection between albumin content and level of development can also be noticed.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D008297	Male		Males
D008322	Mammals	Warm-blooded vertebrate animals belonging to the class Mammalia, including all that possess hair and suckle their young.	Mammalia,Mammal
D012104	Reptiles	Cold-blooded, air-breathing VERTEBRATES belonging to the class Reptilia, usually covered with external scales or bony plates.	Reptilia,Reptile
D001798	Blood Proteins	Proteins that are present in blood serum, including SERUM ALBUMIN; BLOOD COAGULATION FACTORS; and many other types of proteins.	Blood Protein,Plasma Protein,Plasma Proteins,Serum Protein,Serum Proteins,Protein, Blood,Protein, Plasma,Protein, Serum,Proteins, Blood,Proteins, Plasma,Proteins, Serum
D005260	Female		Females
D005399	Fishes	A group of cold-blooded, aquatic vertebrates having gills, fins, a cartilaginous or bony endoskeleton, and elongated bodies covered with scales.
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000663	Amphibians	VERTEBRATES belonging to the class amphibia such as frogs, toads, newts and salamanders that live in a semiaquatic environment.	Amphibia,Amphibian
D000818	Animals	Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA.	Animal,Metazoa,Animalia
D001717	Birds	Warm-blooded VERTEBRATES possessing FEATHERS and belonging to the class Aves.	Aves,Bird