Evaluation of serum fructosamine concentration as an index of blood glucose control in cats with diabetes mellitus.

Fructosamine, a glycated serum protein, was evaluated as an index of glycemic control in normal and diabetic cats. Fructosamine was determined manually by use of a modification of an automated method. The within-run precision was 2.

Relation of fructosamine to serum protein, albumin, and glucose concentrations in healthy and diabetic dogs.

The relation of the glycated serum protein, fructosamine, to serum protein, albumin, and glucose concentrations was examined in healthy dogs, dogs with hypo- or hyperproteinemia, and diabetic dogs. Fructosamine was determined by use of an adaptation of an automated kit method. The reference range for fructosamine in a composite group of control dogs was found to be 1.

Body mass, maintenance and basal metabolism in dogs.

Basal metabolism and body mass are related by the metabolic power function: P = aMb, where P = basal metabolism in Watts, a = mass coefficient, M = body mass in kg, and b = mass exponent. The mass exponent of 117 dogs from the literature b dog = 0.885 +/- 0.

Size and power in mammals.

The relationship between basal metabolism P and body mass M of 391 mammalian species has been analysed by least-squares regression, robust regression and covariance analyses. This relationship is a power function: P = aMb, where the mass exponent b is 0.678 +/- 0.