An improved ferritin assay for canine sera.
An improved serum ferritin assay for canine serum has been developed. It uses two monoclonal antibodies in a sandwich arrangement. Serum ferritin can be determined on undiluted canine sera with this assay. The recovery of ferritin added to canine serum ranged from 98 to 106%, the within-assay coefficient of variability was 3.3 to 4.5%, and the assay-to-assay variability was 9.8 to 10.2%. Serum ferritin from 61 apparently healthy dogs had a geometric mean of 252 ng/ml, with a range of 80 ng/ml to 800 ng/ml.
Andrews
Gordon A.
GA
Departments of Pathology and Microbiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS 66506-5605.
Smith
Joseph E.
JE
Gray
Mary
M
Chavey
Patricia S.
PS
Weeks
Bradley R.
BR