title: [Usefulness of the determination of serum lysozyme levels in dogs with tumors].
abstract: In a control group of fifty-three clinically healthy dogs of either sex and ranging in age from four to ten years, the serum lysozyme activity (SLA) showed a mean value of 1.2 mg/l with a range (+/- 2 SD) of 0.6-1.8 mg/l. SLA was measured in a turbidimetric assay using a microcentrifugal analyser. In dogs with a variety of neoplastic diseases, the histopathological diagnosis was compared with the SLA-level. In a large number of cases, the increased SLA-levels corresponded with malignancy in neoplastic disease. Measuring the SLA-level in dogs may be helpful in the diagnosis of malignancies. Proper clinical examination is essential in differentiating between some interfering diseases.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000097:blood*; D004285:Dogs; D005260:Female; D009113:Muramidase / Q000097:blood*; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000097:blood / Q000662:veterinary*; D009391:Nephelometry and Turbidimetry
chemical_list: D009113:Muramidase
vernacular_title: Bruikbaarheid van de bepaling van de serum-lysozym-concentratie bij honden met tumoren.