MEASUREMENT OF CANINE PITUITARY PROLACTIN

1973 ◽  
Vol 56 (2) ◽  
pp. 245-NP ◽  
Author(s):  
P. G. SALUJA ◽  
M. GRONOW ◽  
J. M. HAMILTON

SUMMARY Isoelectric focusing in polyacrylamide gel followed by staining with Coomassie brilliant blue was used for the densitometric estimation of ovine prolactin standard and canine pituitary prolactin. The results were compared with those obtained by conventional polyacrylamide gel electrophoretic procedures and isoelectric focusing was found to be a valid technique for the estimation of prolactin and to offer greater technical convenience. The mobility of ovine and canine prolactin was similar in isoelectric focusing and gel electrophoresis. The isoelectric point of ovine and canine prolactin was found to be 6·17 and 6·61 respectively. Constant levels of prolactin were found in the pituitaries of bitches at oestrus.

Author(s):  
Vera Bongertz

A simplified methodology for the quantitative electroelution of proteins from polyacrylamide gels is described. After staining with Coomassie Brilliant Blue R 250, the identified bands are excised from the gel and the proteins eluted using a procedure developed for use in conventional tube gel electrophoresis equipment.


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