Alkaline phosphatases in tissues and sera of cats
Everett, R.M.; Duncan, J.R.; Prasse, K.W.
American Journal of Veterinary Research 38(10): 1533-1538
1977
ISSN/ISBN: 0002-9645 PMID: 931135 Document Number: 117222
The numbers and widths of bands of alkaline phosphatase (ALP) activity in polyacrylamide gels and the comparison of their electrophoretic mobility to that of a reference substance were reliable aids in the identification of isoenzymes in serum and organ extracts from cats. The hepatic isoenzyme was identified in serum samples of clinically normal adult cats, pregnant cats late in gestation, and cats with common bile duct occlusion. Placental ALP was also found late in gestation in serum samples from queens. Serum from kittens less than 15 weeks of age contained only the osseous ALP isoenzyme.