title: [Clinical chemistry in leukosis of horses (review)].
abstract: Clinicopathological aspects of equine leukosis are discussed in a review. Among various other findings, only hypercalcaemia accompanied by paraneoplastic syndrome in the course of equine leukosis, increased values of alkaline phosphatase as usual in tumorous diseases, and hypalbuminaemia and hypergammaglobulinaemia in mesentric and intestinal forms of equine leukosis seem to have some diagnostic and pathogenetic significance. Changed values of further parameters are more or less non-specific concomitant signs, indicating that other organs or organ systems have been affected. However, in case of suspicion of equine leukosis furthermore clinicopathological investigations are recommended particularly for differential-diagnostic reasons.
authors.affiliation: Klinik für Pferde, Allgemeine Chirurgie und Radiologie, Freien Universität Berlin.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Jaeschke
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Rudolph
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D006734:Horse Diseases / Q000097:blood*; D006736:Horses; D007938:Leukemia / Q000097:blood / Q000662:veterinary*
vernacular_title: Zur klinischen Chemie bei der Leukose des Pferdes (Ubersicht).