Influence of age and foaling on plasma protein electrophoresis and serum amyloid A and their possible role as markers of equine neonatal septicaemia

Veterinary Journal

Volumn 176, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 393-396

  Paltrinieri, Saverio ^a   Giordano, Alessia ^a   Villani, Marta ^a   Manfrin, Margherita ^a   Panzani, Sara ^a   Veronesi, Maria Cristina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Age; Biomarker; Electrophoresis; Equine; Induced parturition; Neonatal foal; SAA

Indexed keywords

AMYLOID A PROTEIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BETA GLOBULIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; OXYTOCIN; PROTEINASE;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; APGAR SCORE; ARTICLE; ASPHYXIA; BIRTH; COLOSTRUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FLUID THERAPY; FOAL; HORSE; NEWBORN; NEWBORN SEPSIS; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; PROTEIN ELECTROPHORESIS;

AGING; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BLOOD PROTEIN ELECTROPHORESIS; FEMALE; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; MALE; PARTURITION; PREGNANCY; SEPSIS; SERUM AMYLOID A PROTEIN;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); EQUIDAE;

EID: 42949112115     PISSN: 10900233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tvjl.2007.05.018     Document Type: Article

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