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Concentration of Serum Transferrin in Sick Horses and its Relationship to Serum Albumin Content
Konsentrasjon av transferrin i serum hos syke hester og dets forhold til albumin-innhold i serum
Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica volume 22, pages 260–271 (1981)
Abstract
Studies of transferrin (Tf) concentration in sera of sick horses were carried out using Mancini’s immunodiffusion technique. Relative values against a chosen reference serum were determined for a total of 112 horses.
Horses with acute infections had Tf values significantly below the normal. The lowest individual Tf value in this group (46%) was found in a six-months-old foal with temperature 41°C and watery diarrhoea.
Horses suffering from acute laminitis also had decreased Tf values. The lowest value in the whole material (45%) was found in a horse belonging to this group.
There was a positive correlation between the Tf value and the albumin content in serum.
Sammendrag
Det ble foretatt en undersökelse av transferrin (Tf) – konsentrasjonen i sera fra syke hester ved hjelp av Mancini’s immundiffusjonsteknikk. Relative verdier i forhold til et valgt referanseserum ble bestemt på et totalantall på 112 hester.
Hester med akutte infeksjoner hadde Tf-verdier som var signifikant lavere enn normale dyr. Den laveste individuelle verdi i denne gruppen (46%) ble funnet hos et 6 måneder gammelt föll med temperatur 41 °C og vanndig diaré.
Hester med akutt forfangenhet hadde også nedsatte Tf-verdier. Den laveste ver di i hele materialet (45%) ble funnet hos en hest som tilhörte denne gruppe.
Det var en positiv korrelasjon mellom Tf-verdien og albumininnholdet i serum.
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Ek, N. Concentration of Serum Transferrin in Sick Horses and its Relationship to Serum Albumin Content. Acta Vet Scand 22, 260–271 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1186/BF03547515
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