title: Plasma plasminogen concentrations in clinically normal horses: the effect of age, sex and pregnancy.
abstract: Plasma concentrations of plasminogen were determined in 28 clinically normal horses, including 13 adult geldings, five non-pregnant mares, five pregnant mares and five yearlings (two fillies, three geldings). Plasminogen was quantitated by a chromogenic assay based on activation of plasmin by excess urokinase. The overall mean plasma plasminogen for these horses was 2.94 +/- 0.54 CTA units (casein units, as defined by the Committee on Thrombolytic Agents) per ml. There were no significant differences in mean plasma plasminogen values among adult geldings, non-pregnant mares, pregnant mares or yearling horses (P greater than 0.05).
authors.affiliation: Department of Large Animal Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Georgia, Athens 30602.
authors.forename: D D
authors.initials: DD
authors.lastname: Morris
authors.forename: M V
authors.initials: MV
authors.lastname: Ward
authors.forename: R H
authors.initials: RH
authors.lastname: Whitlock
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D000818:Animals; D002863:Chromogenic Compounds; D005260:Female; D006736:Horses / Q000097:blood*; D008297:Male; D010958:Plasminogen / Q000032:analysis*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011270:Pregnancy, Animal / Q000097:blood*; D012016:Reference Values; D012737:Sex Factors; D013053:Spectrophotometry
chemical_list: D002863:Chromogenic Compounds; D010958:Plasminogen