Do The LDH Isoenzyme Patterns Differ In Scuds (Gammarus fasciatus) From Two Different Geographic Locations?

 
Electrophoresis

My method of showing a similarity or difference between the organisms was separation of proteins by gel electrophoresis. Electrophoresis is the movement of charged particles in solution under the influence of an electric field. The electrophoresis setup includes: a power supply, and the electrophoretic chamber, which the electricity travels through, and also holds the gel. The agarose gel, containing samples in wells to be separated, is submerged in buffer within the electrophoretic chamber. Current from the power supply causes the proteins to migrate. Larger particles migrate slower than smaller particles, thus separating them according to size.
 
 


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