Electrophoretic Analysis of the Proteins of Body Fluids in Various Disease States

Authors

J. I. Routh, State University of IowaFollow
W. D. Paul, State University of IowaFollow

Document Type

Research

Abstract

Plasma, serum, and body fluid specimens (pleural fluid, ascitic fluid, synovial fluid, edema fluid, hydrocele fluid, cyst fluid, lymph, bile, and subdural fluid) from patients with heart disease, carcinoma, liver disease, and arthritis, were subjected to electrophoretic analysis. A decrease in plasma albumin and an increase in globulin components occurred in the disease conditions. In most instances the albumin and gamma globulin were higher, the α₁ globulin the same, and the α₂ and β globulin and fibrinogen in lower concentration in the fluid than in the corresponding plasma specimen. The distribution of the protein components between the plasma and fluid is explained on the basis of their molecular weights.

Publication Date

1961

Journal Title

Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science

Volume

68

Issue

1

First Page

229

Last Page

237

Copyright

©1961 Iowa Academy of Science, Inc.

Language

en

File Format

application/pdf

Recommended Citation

Routh, J. I. and Paul, W. D. (1961) "Electrophoretic Analysis of the Proteins of Body Fluids in Various Disease States," Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science, 68(1), 229-237.
Available at: https://scholarworks.uni.edu/pias/vol68/iss1/35