Relationship of serum total calcium and albumin and total protein in owl monkeys (Aotus nancymai) |
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Authors: | R E Weller R L Buschbom H A Ragan J F Baer C A Malaga |
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Affiliation: | Battelle, Pacific Northwest Laboratories, Richland, WA. |
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Abstract: | A positive linear relationship was found between total calcium and albumin and between total calcium and total protein in the serum of 205 owl monkeys. Adjustment formulas for calcium were derived: adjusted calcium (mg/dl) = measured calcium (mg/dl) - 0.84 [albumin (g/dl)] + 3.8 and adjusted calcium (mg/dl) = measured calcium (mg/dl) - 0.82 [total protein (g/dl)] + 6.5. Adjusted calcium calculations for monkeys based on albumin concentration were similar to those for man and dogs, but different from those based on total protein. |
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Keywords: | Calcium-adjustment formulas |
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