Abstract
The concentrations of total protein and albumin in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and plasma of tammar wallaby pouch young (Macropus eugenii) from birth until leaving the pouch have been measured. Total protein in CSF increased from birth (about 240 mg/100 ml) to 15-20 days postnatal (about 400 mg/100 ml) after which it declined. Albumin showed a proportionately greater increase from around 40 mg/100 ml to over 130 mg/100 ml, followed by decline after 75 days. Total protein and albumin in plasma increased throughout the period studied. Other proteins identified in CSF and plasma were: fetuin, alpha 2-macroglobulin, transferrin, alpha-lipoprotein, beta-lipoprotein, immunoglobin G and fibrinogen. One protein was only present in early pouch young (up to about 40 days) and was presumed to be the tammar equivalent of alpha-fetoprotein.
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