title: Transient glucose malabsorption in two horses--fact or artefact?
abstract: Two horses, presented for investigation of chronic weight loss despite normal to increased feed intake, had flat oral glucose absorption curves, suggesting malabsorption. The cause of the apparent malabsorption was not evident grossly or on light microscopic examination of the intestinal tract. Both horses survived long term and at follow-up examination had regained weight and their capacity to absorb glucose. These cases illustrate that flat glucose absorption curves may occur in horses with no obvious intestinal lesions, that they may revert to normal and that the results of these tests should be interpreted with caution.
authors.affiliation: University of Melbourne Department of Veterinary Science, Werribee, Victoria.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Church
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Middleton
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D016477:Artifacts; D001706:Biopsy / Q000379:methods / Q000662:veterinary; D004435:Eating / Q000502:physiology; D005260:Female; D005947:Glucose / Q000493:pharmacokinetics*; D006734:Horse Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000503:physiopathology; D006736:Horses; D007413:Intestinal Mucosa / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D007422:Intestines / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D008286:Malabsorption Syndromes / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000378:metabolism / Q000662:veterinary*; D008297:Male; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D015430:Weight Gain / Q000502:physiology; D015431:Weight Loss / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D005947:Glucose