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Clinicopathologic and electrocardiographic features of Akita dogs with high and low erythrocyte potassium phenotypes.
Veterinary clinical pathology - 1 Mar 2014
Conrado Francisco O, Oliveira Simone T, Lacerda Luciana A, Silva Mariana O D, Hlavac Nicole, González Félix H D
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Canine RBCs are expected to have high sodium and low potassium (LK) concentrations. However, some dogs have a low sodium and high potassium (HK) phenotype due to a Na-K pump in the mature RBC membrane. Awareness of this particularity avoids misinterpretation of hyperkalemia in affected dogs. OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to compare the CBCs, serum biochemistry profiles, urinalysis data, and...
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