Plasma Vitamin C Concentration in Dogs of Breeds Predisposed to Intervertebral Disk Disease and Endocardiosis

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  • 椎間板疾患および心内膜症を好発する品種のイヌにおける血漿中ビタミンC濃度

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In this study, plasma vitamin C (VC) concentration was measured in dogs of breeds predisposed to intervertebral disk disease (IDD) and mitral insufficiency (MI), likely caused by endocardiosis. These dogs were divided into healthy-, IDD- and MI-groups. Samples of five healthy large-breed dogs were treated as control. The mean values of healthy-, IDD- and MI- groups were 3.9±1.9μg/ml (n=13),3.0±0.6μg/ml (n=6) and 3.8±1.8μg/ml (n=6), respectively. In large-breed dogs, the average was 2.3±0.9μg/ml. There was no significant difference among the values of these groups. Plasma VC levels decreased with age in healthy-(R=-0.42) and IDD-groups (R=-0.97). In dogs of healthy-group, VC concentrations were significantly higher in dogs less than one year of age than dogs 1.5 years of age and older (P<0.05).

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  • CRID
    1390001205459359872
  • NII Article ID
    130004625924
  • DOI
    10.11266/jpan1998.11.2_67
  • ISSN
    13443763
  • Text Lang
    ja
  • Data Source
    • JaLC
    • CiNii Articles
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