Table 1.
Plasma or serum albumin concentration in various animal species.
| [Ref] | [Ref] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mammals | Wild animals | ||||
| Trp-tolerant | Carnivores | Hattingh et al54 | |||
| Human (42) | 46.7 | Badawy et al17 | Hyena (Crocuta crocuta) (4) | 28.4 | |
| (114) | 49.6 | Badawy and Dougherty18 | Leopard (Panthera pardus) (6) | 38.5 | |
| Rat (6) | 43.8 | Badawy19 | Lion (Panthera leo) (8) | 29.0 | |
| (6) | 41.4 | Badawy et al20 | Perissodactyls | ||
| Mouse (8) | 33.2 | Kaburagi et al21 | Rhinoceros (Ceratotherium semum) (8) | 24.1 | |
| (25) | 28.0 | Viuff et al22 | Bergkwagga (Equis zebra) (4) | 36.8 | |
| (12) | 22.2 | Bottari et al23 | Zebra (Equus Burchelli) (9) | 32.0 | |
| Pig (9) | 25.8 | Sansom et al24 | Horse | 38.0 | Sanz et al55 |
| (⩾2) | 40.0 | Lardinois and Page25 | 33.5 | Monzón and Villavicencio36 | |
| Chicken (6) | 14.5 | Jiang et al26 | Omnivores | ||
| Turkey (18) | 22.5 | Oso et al27 | Warthog (Phocochoerus aethiopicus) (8) | 25.2 | Hattingh et al54 |
| Pigeon (30) | 20.7 | Orakpoghenor et al28 | Herbivores & Ruminants | ||
| Dog (20) | 28.2 | Bonatto et al29 | Baboon (Papio ursinus) (6) | 45.5 | Hattingh et al54 |
| Trp-sensitive | Blesbuck (Damaliscus Dorcas phillipsi) (5) | 43.5 | |||
| Cat (8) | 28.0 | Sakai et al30 | |||
| (19) | 33.7 | Debosschere et al31 | Buffalo (Syncerus caffer)17 | 42.5 | |
| Cow (65) | 35.7 | Smuts et al32 | Duiker (Sylvicapra grimmia) (3) | 35.7 | |
| (75) | 35.7 | Cattaneo et al33 | Eland (Taurotragus oryx) (11) | 46.5 | |
| Frog (5-7) | 19.3 | MacDonald et al34 | Elephant (Loxodonta africana) (14) | 41.4 | |
| Gerbil (8) | 37.0 | Grando et al35 | Hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius) (11) | 54.9 | |
| (12) | 22.2 | Bottari et al23 | Impala (Aepyceros melampus melampus) (12) | 35.9 | |
| Guinea pig (20) | 30.0 | Monzón and Villavicencio36 | Blue Wildebeest (Connochaetes taurinus) (9) | 49.1 | |
| (30) | 24.6 | Uniyal et al37 | Kudu (Tragelaphus strepsiceros) (7) | 43.4 | |
| Hamster (5) | 32.7 | Jantawong et al38 | Waterbuck (Kobus ellipsiprymnus) (5) | 45.1 | |
| Steer (51) | 30.0 | Herrick et al39 | Rooi hartebeest (Aecelaphus caama) (3) | 48.7 | |
| (60) | 34.5 | Chen et al40 | Roan (Hyppotragus equinus) (9) | 40.1 | |
| Rabbit (15) | 27.0 | Ayyat et al41 | Bontbuck (Damaliscus dorcas dorcas) (8) | 59.2 | |
| Sheep (9) | 32.3 | da S. dos Santos et al42 | Steenbuck (Raphicerus campestris) (8) | 45.2 | |
| Lamb (19) | 38.8 | Sidki and Hirst43 | Fish | ||
| Ewes (46) | 51.3 | Sidki and Hirst43 | Antarctic toothfish (pooled plasma) |
00.0 | Metcalf et al3 |
| Other species | Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar)20 | 17.5 | Wade et al56 | ||
| Goat (5) | 39.9 | Kusumanti and Sugiharto44 | |||
| Marsupials | (10) | 19.5 | Bernhoft et al57 | ||
| Kangaroo (>30) | 31.0 | Wilson and Hoskins45 | Maillou and Nimmo (1993) (10) | 18.0 | Maillou and Nimmo58 |
| Rhesus monkey (8) | 39.3 | Chen et al46 | Block fish (Channa punctatus) | ||
| (24) | 38.7 | Wu et al47 | (5 × 3) | 15.0 | Bharti and Rasool59 |
| Green monkey (33) | 40.0 | Chichester et al48 | Cobia (Rachycentron canadum) | ||
| (8) | 58.1 | Niimi et al49 | (20 × 3) | 9.0 | Huang et al60 |
| Vervet monkey (18) | 37.0 | Fincham et al50 | Common Carp (Cyprinus carpio) | ||
| Mormoset monkey (134) | 43.1 | Davy et al51 | (90) | 10.0 | Hoseini et al61 |
| (48) | 16.0 | Ali et al62 | |||
| Elasmobranchii | Fellows and Hird52 | 00.0 | De Smet et al63 | ||
| Port Jackson shark | 0.0 | Male goldfish (Carassius auratus) | 1.9 | İnanan et al64 | |
| Draughtboard shark | 0.0 | New Zealand eel (pooled plasma) | 00.0 | Metcalf et al4 | |
| Gummy shark | 0.0 | ||||
| Common stingray | 0.0 | Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) | 39.5 | Abdelghany et al65 | |
| Eagle ray | 0.0 | Pacu (Piaractus mesopotamicus) | 1.97 | Silva and Mercer66 | |
| Melbourne Skate | 0.0 | Rainbow trout ((Oncorhynchus mykiss) | 5.6 | Gültepe67 | |
| Sand tiger shark | 0.0 | Otway53 | 20.0 | Vazirzadeh et al68 | |
| Petromyzone | Fellows and Hird52 | Silver catfish (Rhamdia quelen) | 4.5 | Pianesso et al69 | |
| Lamprey | 0.0 | Striped catfish (Pangasianodon hypophthalmus) | 20.8 | Bera et al70 | |
| Crustaceae | Fellows and Hird52 | Turbot (Scophthalmus maximus) | 17.9 | Jia et al71 | |
| Southern Rock | Long snouted boarfish | 00.0 | Fellows and Hird52 | ||
| Lobster | 0.0 | Globefish | 00.0 | Fellows and Hird52 | |
| Yabbie | 0.0 |
Numbers in parentheses next to species are those of animals tested. Where no numbers are given indicates too many or information not given. Albumin concentration is expressed in g/L.