Muscle, liver and kidney samples were obtained from 20 mako
sharks (11 females and 9 males), sampled sharks ranged from 89 to
249 cm total length. The average (±SE) size was 134 ± 13.64 cm
for females and 116 ± 7.82 cm for males. There were no significant
differences between females and males in any of the analyzed
variables. Therefore, all samples were grouped and analyzed for differences
between tissues.