Plasma, tissue, and urine carnitine concentrations in healthy adult cats and kittens |
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| Authors: | G Jacobs B Keene L M Cornelius P Rakich A Shug |
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| Institution: | Department of Small Animal Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Georgia, Athens 30602. |
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| Abstract: | Mean carnitine concentrations ( carnitine]) were higher (P less than 0.05) in adult cats than in kittens for skeletal muscle (total and free carnitine), myocardium (free carnitine), and urine (total and free carnitine). The free/total carnitine ratio was lower (P less than 0.05) in kittens than in adults for liver, myocardium, and urine. Carnitine concentrations were similar between genders in kittens, but in adult cats, carnitine] in plasma (total, free, and esterified carnitine) and liver (total and free carnitine) were higher (P less than 0.05) in female than in male cats. Total and free plasma carnitine] were correlated to total and free liver carnitine], respectively. Skeletal muscle carnitine] was not correlated to plasma carnitine]. Correlations in carnitine] between plasma and myocardium, kidney, or urine were inconsistent. |
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