Bayón Y, Arranz J J, San Primitivo F
Departamento de Producción Animal, Universidad de León, Spain.
Anim Genet. 1994 Aug;25(4):277-9. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2052.1994.tb00205.x.
Erythrocyte reduced glutathione (GSH) levels were investigated in Spanish Churra sheep. GSH deficiency appeared in a high frequency, a clear bimodal distribution being apparent. No significant concentrations of amino acids were detected in the samples and no significant differences were found in potassium concentrations between the low-GSH and the high-GSH type animals. Such results indicate that erythrocyte GSH deficiency in Churra sheep may be similar to the 'Merino type' GSH deficiency. Furthermore, limited inheritance data suggested that a second type of GSH deficiency might be present also in Churra sheep.
