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Filtering by: Creator Adewuyi, K. Academic Affiliation College of Veterinary Medicine Degree Level Master's Subject Colic in horses

Evaluation of serum amyloid A and haptoglobin as prognostic indicators for horses in a referral population

Creator:

Westerman, Trina L.

Abstract:

Acute phase protein (APP) measurement can be used to characterize and rapidly detect inflammation. Serum amyloid A (SAA) and haptoglobin (HP) may be useful for diagnostic and prognostic purposes in horses presenting for colic and other inflammatory diseases. The objective of this thesis was to evaluate the use of SAA...

Resource Type:

Masters Thesis

Full Text:

. [8] Eklund, K.K., Niemi, K. and Kovanen, P.T. (2012) Immune functions of serum amyloid A. Crit Rev