Concentration of Serum Transferrin in Sick Horses and its Relationship to Serum Albumin Content |
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Authors: | Nils Ek |
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Institution: | Department of Internal Medicine I, Veterinary College of Norway, Dep., Oslo 1, P.O. Box 8146, Oslo, Norway |
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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. |
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Keywords: | horse serum transferrin concentration diseases |
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