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Truncated gamma-glutamyl carboxylase in rambouillet sheep.
Veterinary pathology - 1 Jul 2006
Johnson J S, Laegreid W S, Basaraba R J, Baker D C
Abstract excerpt
A flock of Rambouillet sheep was examined because of increased lamb mortality due to ineffective hemostasis at parturition. Decreased activities of coagulation factors II, VII, IX, and X, and severely reduced hepatic gamma-glutamyl carboxylase activity with adequate vitamin K 2,3 epoxide reductase activity was determined.(1,)(21) Parenteral vitamin K(1) supplementation did not improve vitamin K-dependent...
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