HAPTOGLOBIN IN RUMINANTS: GENERAL ASPECTS AND POSSIBLE CLINICAL APPLICATIONS
Abstract
Haptoglobin is one of the major acute phase proteins in ruminants. Its use has a great potential as an early indicator of infl ammatory conditions, trauma and metabolic disorders, besides having importance in determining the prognosis and monitoring specific diseases. One of the main clinical applications of haptoglobin is an indicator of subclinical mastitis thorough its determination in milk samples, having more sensibility than other traditionally used indicators as somatic cells counting. The present work describes the relations between haptoglobin with some infl ammatory conditions, mastitis and metabolic disorders, such as ketosis, acidosis and hepatic lipidosis and indicates new research areas that may be explored in the future.Downloads
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