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Immunological Similarity of Horse, Donkey and Mule Haemoglobins

Nature volume 215, pages 630–631 (1967)Cite this article

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HORSE haemoglobin has been shown to consist of two components with different electrophoretic mobilities at pH 8.6 (refs. 1 and 2). In the donkey a single haemoglobin is present, corresponding in mobility to the “slow” horse component. In the mule and hinny, two fractions can be distinguished by electrophoresis, with mobilities corresponding to those of horse haemoglobin. Mixtures of horse and donkey haemoglobins behave electrophoretically like mule haemoglobin2,3.

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CRADOCK-WATSON, J. Immunological Similarity of Horse, Donkey and Mule Haemoglobins. Nature 215, 630–631 (1967). https://doi.org/10.1038/215630a0

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