Bovine spastic paralysis: cerebrospinal fluid concentrations of homovanillic acid and 5-hydroxyindoleacetic acid in normal and spastic calves
De Ley, G.; De Moor, A.
American Journal of Veterinary Research 36(2): 227-228
1975
ISSN/ISBN: 0002-9645 PMID: 1111389 Document Number: 84727
Homovanillic acid (HVA) and 5-hydroxyindoleacetic acid (5-HIAA) concentrations were determined in the cerebrospinal fluid of 28 normal calves and 29 spastic calves. Concentrations of HVA were significantly lower in spastic calves, whereas differences in 5-HIAA concentrations were not found. These findings indicate that a lower dopaminergic metabolism takes place in the central nervous system of spastic calves.