Plasma citrulline, arginine, nitric oxide, and blood ammonia levels in neonatal calves with acute diarrhea.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Plasma citrulline (CIT) concentration is considered to be a reliable marker of functional enterocyte mass, primarily in humans. However, information about CIT levels along with related metabolites, arginine (ARG), nitric oxide (NO), and ammonia in neonatal calves are lacking.

Objectives

To compare plasma CIT, ARG, NO, and whole blood ammonia concentrations in neonatal calves with acute diarrhea with those in healthy calves and to assess their possible relationships with diarrhea-related criteria.

Animals

Seventy neonatal calves (60 with acute diarrhea and 10 healthy).

Methods

Observational case-control study. Diarrheic calves were classified into subgroups on the basis of etiology, severity of diarrhea, degree of dehydration, and systemic inflammator

SUBMITTER: Gultekin M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6430905 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature