The diagnostic value of two commercially available human cTnI assays in goat kids with myocarditis

KARAPINAR T., ERÖKSÜZ Y., HAYIRLI A., BEYTUT E., KAYNAR Ö., Baydar E., ...More

VETERINARY CLINICAL PATHOLOGY, vol.45, no.1, pp.164-171, 2016 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 45 Issue: 1
  • Publication Date: 2016
  • Doi Number: 10.1111/vcp.12328
  • Journal Name: VETERINARY CLINICAL PATHOLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.164-171
  • Keywords: Biomarker, cTnI, goat, myocardial damage, CARDIAC TROPONIN-I, VENTRICULAR-TACHYCARDIA, CK-MB, INFARCTION, SERUM, IMMUNOASSAY, RELEASE, DISEASE, COMPLEX, SYSTEM
  • Ataturk University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

BackgroundCardiac troponin I (cTnI) is a peripheral blood marker for myocardial damage. Because of the unavailability of goat-specific cTnI assays human cTnI assays may be validated for detection of myocarditis in goat kids.