Serum amyloid A protein concentration measured by radial immunodiffusion in Abyssinian and non-Abyssinian cats
DiBartola, S.P.; Reiter, J.A.; Cornacoff, J.B.; Kociba, G.J.; Benson, M.D.
American Journal of Veterinary Research 50(8): 1414-1417
1989
ISSN/ISBN: 0002-9645 PMID: 2506782 Document Number: 326828
Serum amyloid A (SAA) protein concentration was determined by use of radial immunodiffusion (RID) in 4 groups of cats: Abyssinian cats with amyloidosis, healthy Abyssinian cats without clinical evidence of amyloidosis, hospitalized non-Abyssinian cats, and clinically normal non-Abyssinian cats. Mean SAA concentration in Abyssinian cats with amyloidosis was significantly (P = 0.05) higher than mean SAA concentration in healthy Abyssinian cats without clinical evidence of amyloidosis and in hospitalized non-Abyssinian cats. Mean SAA concentration in clinically normal non-Abyssinian cats was significantly (P = 0.05) lower than mean SAA concentration in healthy Abyssinian cats without clinical evidence of amyloidosis and in hospitalized non-Abyssinian cats. Affected and healthy Abyssinian cats, however, could not reliably be distinguished on the basis of SAA concentration, because of the wide range of SAA values in these 2 groups of cats.