Biochemical profile of urine in guinea pigs (Cavia porcellus)
The result's identifiers
Result code in IS VaVaI
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Result on the web
<a href="https://www.agriculturejournals.cz/web/vetmed.htm?type=article&id=32_2020-VETMED" target="_blank" >https://www.agriculturejournals.cz/web/vetmed.htm?type=article&id=32_2020-VETMED</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.17221/32/2020-VETMED" target="_blank" >10.17221/32/2020-VETMED</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Biochemical profile of urine in guinea pigs (Cavia porcellus)
Original language description
Guinea pigs are common patients in veterinary clinics. Knowledge of the urine composition is necessary for the evaluation of their health. We, therefore, analysed the urine of fifty guinea pigs, thirty-two males, and eighteen females, aged between four months and seven years. None of these guinea pigs showed clinical signs of urinary tract diseases. The urine samples were obtained as part of a preventive check-up, during a regular dental check-up or another minor procedure. The urine was acquired by spontaneous micturition after inducing a short-term, light isoflurane anaesthesia. A macroscopic evaluation of the urine samples and a urine dipstick test were used for the preliminary examination. The average pH was determined to be 8.5 +/- 0.5, and in three animals, moderate glycosuria was detected using the urine dipsticks. No urobilinogen, ketone bodies, haemoglobin, or blood traces were present in any of the samples. Severe proteinuria was detected in all the samples. The samples were subsequently evaluated in a laboratory for the following values: specific gravity 1 024.40 +/- 1.83 kg/m(3), osmolality 601.14 +/- 52.28 mOsm/kg, total protein 290.16 +/- 34.73 mg/l, albumin 12.04 +/- 1.92 mg/l, glucose 0.77 +/- 0.20 mmol/l, urea 217.60 +/- 24.23 mmol/l, creatinine 3.98 +/- 0.48 mmol/l, bilirubin 9.63 +/- 1.73 mmol/l, calcium 6.14 +/- 0.40 mmol/l, phosphorus 4.95 +/- 1.30 mmol/l, magnesium 9.86 +/- 0.57 mmol/l, sodium 49.15 +/- 6.67 mmol/l, potassium 152.21 +/- 10.62 mmol/l, chloride 51.14 +/- 5.81 mmol/l, activity of gamma-glutamyltransferase 0.72 +/- 0.14 mu kat/l, alkaline phosphatase 0.56 +/- 0.11 mu kat/l and lactate dehydrogenase 0.68 +/- 0.14 mu kat/l. The descriptive values of the urine biochemical parameters of guinea pigs were determined for the first time in this study.
Czech name
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
J<sub>imp</sub> - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
40301 - Veterinary science
Result continuities
Project
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Continuities
N - Vyzkumna aktivita podporovana z neverejnych zdroju
Others
Publication year
2020
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Name of the periodical
Veterinární medicína
ISSN
0375-8427
e-ISSN
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Volume of the periodical
65
Issue of the periodical within the volume
10
Country of publishing house
CZ - CZECH REPUBLIC
Number of pages
6
Pages from-to
445-450
UT code for WoS article
000588954200004
EID of the result in the Scopus database
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