Hello Chris,
I'm posting this to the listserv just because there may be some other
folks that are interested in albino leopard geckos.
Friday, December 14, 2001, 9:25:51 PM, you wrote:
C> Have you been able to test the Rainwater albino leopard gecko line yet for
C> tyrosine? I know I'm itching to know. Just curious. I know it's been a
C> while since the original post pertaining to the Tremper line being T+.
Yes, I have tested the Rainwater geckos. The following people have
been very generous and cooperative in supplying geckos or parts
thereof for this project:
Mark and Denice (The Golden Gecko)
Kevin Hanley
Jodi (The Ground Gecko Freak)
Mark Bell
I'm holding on to the results for now until I can have a couple
of dermatologists and enzymologists review my paper and provide
feedback. I will say though, that I was a bit naive when I started
this project to think that a simple t+/t- process was involved here
(it's not: hint, hint...). There are further tests that will need to
be carried out to actually determine biochemically the differences
between these three strains. Some tests I'm set up to do (like gene
sequencing) and others I can't (protein purification and enzyme
kinetics). Once I hear back from the reviewers I'll have a better idea
of what the next step should be.
Thanks for the question and the offer to help.
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Tony Gamble
University of Minnesota
Department of Fisheries, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology
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