Determination of concentration of hyaluronate in equine serum |
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Authors: | R M Tulamo H Saari Y T Konttinen |
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Affiliation: | Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Helsinki, Finland. |
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Abstract: | Concentration of hyaluronate (HA) in equine serum was determined by a recently developed specific radioassay. The mean +/- SD HA concentration in equine serum was 288 +/- 145 micrograms/L, was age dependent, and varied widely between horses (range, 190 to 760 micrograms/L). Light or moderate exercise increased serum HA concentration from baseline values by 1.5- to 3-fold. In all horses, serum HA concentration returned to or below the original resting values 1 and 2 hours after exercise. |
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