Variability in transferrins and gamma-globulin level of blood serum in the common vole

• Main Author: Dobrowolska, A.
• Format: Text
• Language: English; Polish
• Published: 1983
• Subjects: blood serum; gamma-globulin; transferrin; population dynamics; Nornik zwyczajny; transferyna; gamma-globulina; populacja; surowica krwi; Common vole; Microtus arvalis
• Online Access: https://rcin.org.pl/dlibra/publication/edition/11045/content

The level of gamma-globulins shows greater variability in young voles, Microtus arvalis (Pallas, 1779), as compared with middle-aged individuals. A particularly large variability of this index was observed in breeding voles captured in early summer. The correlation between the population density and variability in the level of gamma-globulins is significant for low-density populations (northern Poland), being positive for sexually monactive voles, while negative for reproducing animals. The level of gamma-globulins shows greater variability in young voles, Microtus arvalis (Pallas, 1779), as compared with middle-aged individuals. A particularly large variability of this index was observed in breeding voles captured in early summer. The correlation between the population density and variability in the level of gamma-globulins is significant for low-density populations (northern Poland), being positive for sexually monactive voles, while negative for reproducing animals.