title: Biochemical constituents of peritoneal fluid in cows.
abstract: Samples of peritoneal fluid and jugular venous blood were taken simultaneously from 95 clinically healthy Holstein-Friesian cows. The concentrations of total protein, albumin, glucose, cholesterol, fibrinogen, L-lactate and D-dimer, the activities of lactate dehydrogenase (LDH), alkaline phosphatase and creatine kinase, and the white blood cell count were determined in the samples. Light's criteria, the serum-ascites albumin gradient (SAAG) and the ratios of the concentration of each parameter in peritoneal fluid to its concentration in blood were calculated. The mean concentrations of total protein, albumin and D-dimer, the activity of LDH and the SAAG were different from the reference values for monogastric animals and human beings.
authors.affiliation: Division of Animal Production and Public Health, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Glasgow, Bearsden Road, Glasgow G61 4EB. t.wittek@vet.gla.ac.uk
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Wittek
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Grosche
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Locher
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Alkaassem
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fürll
mesh_terms: D000418:Albumins / Q000032:analysis; D000469:Alkaline Phosphatase / Q000032:analysis / Q000097:blood; D000818:Animals; D001202:Ascitic Fluid / Q000737:chemistry*; D002417:Cattle / Q000097:blood*; D002784:Cholesterol / Q000032:analysis / Q000097:blood; D003402:Creatine Kinase / Q000032:analysis / Q000097:blood; D019281:Dimerization; D005338:Fibrin Fibrinogen Degradation Products / Q000032:analysis; D005340:Fibrinogen / Q000032:analysis; D005947:Glucose / Q000032:analysis; D007770:L-Lactate Dehydrogenase / Q000032:analysis / Q000097:blood; D019344:Lactic Acid / Q000032:analysis / Q000097:blood; D007958:Leukocyte Count / Q000662:veterinary; D011506:Proteins / Q000032:analysis; D012016:Reference Values
chemical_list: D000418:Albumins; D005338:Fibrin Fibrinogen Degradation Products; D011506:Proteins; C036309:fibrin fragment D; D019344:Lactic Acid; D005340:Fibrinogen; D002784:Cholesterol; D007770:L-Lactate Dehydrogenase; D003402:Creatine Kinase; D000469:Alkaline Phosphatase; D005947:Glucose