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Vet Comp Orthop Traumatol 2002; 15(02): 67-71
DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1632716
Original Research
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Biomarkers of bone metabolism in horses: Ante-mortem versus post-mortem correlation in serum and aqueous humour

S. R. McClure
1   Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, West Lafayette, IN, USA
,
L. T. Glickman
2   Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, West Lafayette, IN, USA
,
N. W. Glickman
3   Center for the Human-Animal Bond, School of Veterinary Medicine, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA
,
E. S. Rasmussen
1   Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, West Lafayette, IN, USA
,
S. J. Carlson
1   Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, West Lafayette, IN, USA
,
G. J. Breur
1   Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, West Lafayette, IN, USA
› Author AffiliationsThis work was supported by the State of Indiana and Purdue University School of Veterinary Medicine Research account funded by the Total Wagers Tax.
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Received 20 June 2001

Accepted 23 August 2001

Publication Date:
07 February 2018 (online)

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Summary

The objective of this study was to determine the correlation between ante-mortem and 24-hour postmortem concentrations of four markers of bone metabolism in equine serum and aqueous humour. The markers evaluated were osteocalcin, bone alkaline phosphatase, carboxyterminal propeptide of type-1 procollagen and carboxyterminal cross-linked telopeptide of type-1 collagen (ICTP). The concentrations of these markers were poorly correlated (P > 0.05) between aqueous humour and serum. ICTP was the only serum marker significantly correlated (r = 0.93) between ante- and post-mortem samples. ICTP is, therefore, a potential marker for evaluating antemortem markers of bone metabolism in dead horses.

Keywords

Biomarkers - bone metabolism - stress fracture
 

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