| Over the course of the last 20 years, new techniques such as electrophoresis have made it possible to approach the detailed study of proteins; they have found many applications in research on taxonomy. The specificity of serum protein electrophoregrammes, in particular, has been noted by a large number of authors. Nonetheless, the value of serum electrophoresis for taxonomic studies is frequently criticised; indeed, physiological state and environmental conditions can alter the proteinogrammes, by variations in the quantitative distribution of the proteins that are normally present as well as by the formation of new proteins. Under these conditions, we thought it worthwhile to use protein electrophoresis on another tissue. The research work of RABAEY... |
