Características físico-químicas e citológicas do líquor de ovinos sadios da raça Santa Inês

Jomel Francisco dos Santos; Marcela F. Duarte Moraes; Thiago Arcoverde Maciel; Paulo José Duarte-Neto; Carla Lopes Mendonça; Daniela Oliveira

doi:10.5216/cab.v13i3.16386

PHYSIOCHEMICAL AND CYTOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE CEREBROSPINAL FLUID OF HEALTHY SANTA INES OVINE ANIMALS

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Jomel Francisco dos Santos Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco (UFRPE), Guaranhus, Pernambuco, Brasil
Marcela F. Duarte Moraes Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco (UFRPE), Guaranhus, Pernambuco, Brasil
Thiago Arcoverde Maciel Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco (UFRPE), Guaranhus, Pernambuco, Brasil
Paulo José Duarte-Neto Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco (UFRPE), Guaranhus, Pernambuco, Brasil
Carla Lopes Mendonça Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco (UFRPE), Guaranhus, Pernambuco, Brasil
Daniela Oliveira Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco (UFRPE), Guaranhus, Pernambuco, Brasil

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https://doi.org/10.5216/cab.v13i3.16386

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Ruminat Sanity

Abstract

The occurrence of neurological disease is widespread in clinical medicine of domestic animal, but there are few studies documenting the normal composition of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) in ovine, especially Santa Ines breed. This study establishes the parameters for normal physiochemical and cytological analysis of cerebrospinal fluid as an aid for diagnosis of neurological disorders in this breed. For this, 40 adult ovine animals, aged between six and 18 months, were used for puncture of lumbosacral CSF. The aspect and color shower a clear and colorless pattern. The average density was 1.006 ± 0.0064, protein concentration was 25.27 ± 6.64 mg/dL and glucose concentration was 46.89 ± 10.99 mg/dL. Enzymes had concentration averages of 116.72 ± 80.79 U/L for creatine kinase; 17.43 ± 11.91 U/L for lactate dehydrogenase and 17.08 ± 3.85 U/L for aspartate aminotransferase. The results for the global cell count were 4.61 ± 4.96 leukocytes/µL (0 to 15 lymphocytes, 0 to 10 monocytes, 1 to 14 neutrophils). Considering the lack of reference data for the physiochemical and cytological CSF analysis of Santa Ines ovine breed, it is recommended that the results obtained in this study are considered normal values for the breed.

KEYWORDS: biochemistry; CFS; cytology; small ruminant; standard features.

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2012-09-28

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SANTOS, Jomel Francisco dos; MORAES, Marcela F. Duarte; MACIEL, Thiago Arcoverde; DUARTE-NETO, Paulo José; MENDONÇA, Carla Lopes; OLIVEIRA, Daniela. PHYSIOCHEMICAL AND CYTOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE CEREBROSPINAL FLUID OF HEALTHY SANTA INES OVINE ANIMALS. Brazilian Animal Science/ Ciência Animal Brasileira, Goiânia, v. 13, n. 3, p. 382–387, 2012. DOI: 10.5216/cab.v13i3.16386. Disponível em: https://revistas.ufg.br/vet/article/view/16386. Acesso em: 6 dec. 2025.

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Vol. 13 No. 3 (2012)

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Veterinary Medicine

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