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A total of 1,333 hemolysates obtained from six different species of macaques,M. fuscata, M. cyclopis, M. mulatta, M. speciosa, M. nemestrina, andM. irus, were examined by starch gel electrophoresis. Three major hemoglobins, tentatively designated S, F, and P, and one minor component were found among the samples, in which P and a minor component were observed only in some samples ofM. irus. The hemoglobin types observed and their incidence in each species agreed, on the whole, with results reported by earlier workers. However, in addition to marked differences among macaque species, there existed striking geographical differences in the distribution of hemoglobin components within the same species. The distribution of hemoglobin types observed among the species are presented, together with the results of the determination of hemoglobin concentration in a two-band type and those of the alkali-resistant pigment of the macaques.
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Ishimoto, G., Tanaka, T., Nigi, H. et al. Hemoglobin variation in macaques. Primates 11, 229–241 (1970). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01793889
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