title: Adaptation of a fluorescent immunoassay for canine haptoglobin.
abstract: The development and adaptation of a fluorescent immunoassay for determining changes in canine haptoglobin levels is described. Levels of canine haptoglobin determined by the fluorescent immunoassay from a group of healthy dog sera (68.0 mg/dl) compared favorably to the haptoglobin levels determined by a spectrophotometric method (74.5 mg/dl). The fluorescent immunoassay offered several advantages over currently used methods for determining levels of canine haptoglobin in serum.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004285:Dogs / Q000097:blood*; D005455:Fluorescent Antibody Technique; D006242:Haptoglobins / Q000032:analysis*; D007118:Immunoassay
chemical_list: D006242:Haptoglobins