| Literature DB >> 1477808 |
O M Lepage1, M Marcoux, A Tremblay, G Dumas.
Abstract
The influence of sex on serum osteocalcin levels was studied in 99 Standardbred horses, 52 males and 47 females. The age varied between the day of birth and five years old. A significant inverse correlation (r = -0.87, p < 0.01) was observed between serum osteocalcin level and the age of the animal. Sex did not influence serum osteocalcin level (p > 0.05). When the subjects were divided into five age groups of six months or less, 6 to 18, 18 to 24, 24 to 36 and between 36 and 60 months, no significant influence of sex was noted. A predictive model for serum osteocalcin levels (y = 52.19 - 0.026 age in days, r2 = 0.76) for Standardbred horses aged between the day of birth and five years is described.Entities:
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Year: 1992 PMID： 1477808 PMCID： PMC1263574
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Can J Vet Res ISSN： 0830-9000 Impact factor: 1.310