title: Determination of concentration of hyaluronate in equine serum.
abstract: Concentration of hyaluronate (HA) in equine serum was determined by a recently developed specific radioassay. The mean +/- SD HA concentration in equine serum was 288 +/- 145 micrograms/L, was age dependent, and varied widely between horses (range, 190 to 760 micrograms/L). Light or moderate exercise increased serum HA concentration from baseline values by 1.5- to 3-fold. In all horses, serum HA concentration returned to or below the original resting values 1 and 2 hours after exercise.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Helsinki, Finland.
authors.forename: R M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Tulamo
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Saari
authors.forename: Y T
authors.initials: YT
authors.lastname: Konttinen
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D006736:Horses / Q000097:blood*; D006820:Hyaluronic Acid / Q000097:blood*; D007457:Iodine Radioisotopes; D008297:Male; D010805:Physical Conditioning, Animal
chemical_list: D007457:Iodine Radioisotopes; D006820:Hyaluronic Acid