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Serum citrate levels in sheep

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 March 2009

G. W. Suckling  and
T. W. Cutress
G. W. Suckling
Affiliation:
Dental Unit, Medical Research Council of New Zealand, P.O. Box 3155, Wellington, New Zealand
T. W. Cutress
Affiliation:
Dental Unit, Medical Research Council of New Zealand, P.O. Box 3155, Wellington, New Zealand
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The source, control and function of serum citrate is not at present well understood. In human beings, however, a relationship between raised serum citrate levels and periodontal disease has been reported (Tsunemitsu, 1963; Simon et al. 1968). Two forms of periodontal disease have been described in sheep (Duckworth et al. 1962; Salisbury, Armstrong & Gray, 1953; Cutress & Ludwig, 1969), and are at present being studied by this organization. As part of the investigation into these conditions in sheep in New Zealand, serum citrate levels of animals from affected and unaffected flocks were determined during a period of 1 year. The results obtained showed considerable variations in serum citrate levels of the animals tested but a periodontal disease–serum citrate correlation was not found.

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The Journal of Agricultural Science , Volume 74 , Issue 3 , June 1970 , pp. 591 - 592
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1970

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