TY - JOUR
T1 - Exhaled breath condensate (EBC) collection in cats
T2 - description of a non-invasive technique to investigate airway disease
AU - SPARKES., A.
AU - MARDELL, E.
AU - DEATON, Ch.
AU - Kirschvink, Nathalie
AU - MARLIN, D.
PY - 2004
Y1 - 2004
N2 - Exhaled breath condensate has been collected in other species and used as a non-invasive method of evaluating airway disease by measurement of various markers in the fluid, including hydrogen peroxide, nitric oxide, leukotrienes and prostaglandins. We describe a novel technique for the collection of exhaled breath condensate from cats, which enabled collection of fluid and measurement of its hydrogen peroxide concentration. Further studies will be needed to establish the value of this technique in the investigation of feline respiratory disease.
AB - Exhaled breath condensate has been collected in other species and used as a non-invasive method of evaluating airway disease by measurement of various markers in the fluid, including hydrogen peroxide, nitric oxide, leukotrienes and prostaglandins. We describe a novel technique for the collection of exhaled breath condensate from cats, which enabled collection of fluid and measurement of its hydrogen peroxide concentration. Further studies will be needed to establish the value of this technique in the investigation of feline respiratory disease.
U2 - 10.1016/j.jfms.2003.12.002
DO - 10.1016/j.jfms.2003.12.002
M3 - Article
SN - 1098-612X
VL - 64
SP - 335
EP - 338
JO - Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery
JF - Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery
IS - 5
ER -