Pathology in Practice.

In collaboration with the American College of Veterinary Pathologists.

Delineation of pulmonary airway fluid protein fractions with HRPO binding-avidity by far-Western ligand blot and mass spectrometry analyses: a model methodology for detecting mannose-binding protein expression profiles.

Background And Aim Of Work: Limited research to date has characterized the potential for HRPO to function as a primary molecular probe.

Methods: Pulmonary airway fluid was developed by non-reducing far-Western (ligand) blot analyses utilizing conjugated HRPO-strepavidin or non-conjugated HRPO without the presence of primary immunoglobulin. Endogenous esterase-like biochemical activity of fractions within pulmonary airway fluid was inactivated to determine if they were capable of biochemically converting HRPO chemiluminescent substrate.

The effect of oxytocin on contractility of the equine oesophagus: a potential treatment for oesophageal obstruction.

This study was performed to determine the effect of administration of i.v. oxytocin on the contractility of the musculature associated with the equine oesophagus.

Effect of intravenous calcium administration on gentamicin-induced nephrotoxicosis in ponies.

Objective: To determine whether supplemental i.v. calcium administration would attenuate or prevent gentamicin-induced acute renal failure, defined as an increase in serum creatinine concentration > or = 50% above baseline.