A Study of Arginase Content in the Fowl With Special Reference to Sex

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Abstract
The enzyirye arginase which occurs in various organs of different animals was first discovered by Kossel and Dakin (1904) in the mammalian liver. Clementi (1916, 1918, 1922) found arginase in the liver of mammals, amphibians and fishes and the turtle, but he did not find any in the liver of birds and of the majority of reptiles. He found the enzyme to be present in the kidney of birds. Hunter and Dauphinee (1924) found a considerable amount of arginase in the liver of mammals and fishes. They also established the presence of arginase in the kidney of mammals and fishes, but usually in an amount smaller than that present in the liver. In the organs of fishes other than the liver, heart and kidney, the distribution of arginase appeared to be variable. In mammals these workers did not find arginase in any organs except the liver and the kidney, while in birds they could find it only in the kidney.

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