title: [Serum cholesterol in the dog].
abstract: The reference values of cholesterol were examined in two groups of healthy dogs. In a group of 591 dogs a value of 122-389 mg/dl or 3.2-10.1 mmol/l was calculated (95% percentile). Statistically significant variations occurred with age, sex, breed, and feeding; however they were small and do not require consideration in diagnostic procedures. Serum cholesterol is increased in numerous diseases. It is questionable whether the consideration of serum cholesterol helped in the diagnosis of hypothyroidism.
authors.affiliation: I. Medizinischen Tierklinik, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, München.
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Kraft
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Weskamp
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Dietl
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D000818:Animals; D001947:Breeding; D002369:Castration / Q000662:veterinary; D002784:Cholesterol / Q000097:blood*; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis*; D004285:Dogs / Q000097:blood*; D004435:Eating / Q000502:physiology; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D012016:Reference Values; D012737:Sex Factors
chemical_list: D002784:Cholesterol
vernacular_title: Untersuchungen zum Serum-Cholesterin des Hundes.