title: Troponin--a new marker in the diagnostics of muscle diseases in animals.
abstract: The dysfunction of muscles, especially that of the cardiac muscle, is one of the most dangerous for the life pathological states. The determination of biochemical indexes such as AST, ALT, CK, LDH, mioglobin, etc., which has been used so far in animals is not a sufficient diagnostic method. Therefore, new markers, levels of which could reflect the state of a patient more precisely, have been sought. Troponin, a protein found in skeletal and cardiac muscles only, has been considered a reliable index of myocardial ischemia in animals, especially in dogs. Its diagnostic properties have appeared to be a valuable complementation of the other diagnostic methods and thus could have gained a lot of veterinary practitioners interest.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Diseases, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Warmia and Mazury, Oczapowskiego 14, 10-719 Olsztyn, Poland.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Procajło
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zbanyszek
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Sobiech
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Stopyra
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Rajski
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D015415:Biomarkers; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000378:metabolism*; D004285:Dogs; D017202:Myocardial Ischemia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000378:metabolism / Q000662:veterinary*; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D014336:Troponin / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers; D014336:Troponin