Plasma homocysteine concentration in privately owned healthy adult cats: assessment of biological determinants and establishment of a reference interval.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

The assessment of homocysteine status in diseased cats has indicated high plasma concentrations in chronic kidney disease and yielded conflicting results with respect to cardiovascular disorders. Previous investigations in small populations of normal cats revealed greater-than-expected variability in plasma homocysteine concentration. The purpose of this study was to determine biological determinants and the reference interval (RI) of plasma homocysteine concentration in the feline species, under strict pre-analytical conditions.

Methods

In this prospective observational study, privately owned healthy adult cats underwent a complete physical examination, urinalysis and blood testing, in order to rule out any signs of disease. Plasma homocysteine concentration was

SUBMITTER: Drut A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10814430 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature