2013, Cilt 29, Sayı 4, Sayfa(lar) 176-179
Evaluation of serum concentration of cardiac troponin I in normal racing thoroughbred horses
Javad Tajik1, Alireza Sazmand2, Seyed Hossein Hekmatimoghaddam3, Mohamad Reza Shirazi4
1Department of Clinical Studies, School of Veterinary Medicine, Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman, Kerman
2Department of Agriculture, Payame Noor University, Iran
3Department of Laboratory Sciences, Faculty of Paramedicine, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran
4Young Researcher Club, Garmsar Branch, Islamic Azad University, Garmsar, Iran
Keywords: Serum, cardiac troponin I, thoroughbred horse
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Aim: Evaluation of serum concentration of cardiac troponin I in racing thoroughbred horses.

Materials and Methods: Serum concentration of troponin I was measured in 49 clinically healthy thoroughbred horses using commercial ELISA detection kits.

Results: The mean serum concentrations of troponin I was 0.504±0.083 ng/mL (<0.2-1.7 ng/mL), and the median of serum cTnI was <0.2 ng/mL, which was the lower limit of detection.

Conclusions: The serum concentration of troponin I measured in horse in Iran was partially different from those of other studies.