Abstract
WORK has been in progress here since 1956 to determine if a metabolic difference exists between normal bovines and those subject to tympanites (bloat). Serum epinephrine was first measured on normal and bloated animals by the method of Weil-Malherbe and Bone1, since a difference in rate of metabolism was suspected. Although the trend for normal cattle to have a higher level of epinephrine was apparent, the results were largely inconclusive, owing to excessive variation among animals. The epinephrine averaged 2.35 and 2.03 µg/100 ml. whole blood for 27 normal and 13 bloated cattle, respectively.
This is a preview of subscription content, access via your institution
Access options
Subscribe to this journal
Receive 51 print issues and online access
$199.00 per year
only $3.90 per issue
Buy this article
- Purchase on SpringerLink
- Instant access to the full article PDF.
USD 39.95
Prices may be subject to local taxes which are calculated during checkout
Similar content being viewed by others
References
Weil-Malherbe, H., and Bone, A. O., Biochem. J., 51, 311 (1952).
Sunderman, jun., F. W., Cleveland, P. D., Law, N. C., and Sunderman, F. W., Amer. J. Clin. Path., 34 (4), 293 (1960).
Fister, H. J., Manual of Standardized Procedures of Spectrophotometric Chemistry, C-43a, 1 (1950).
Beckman–Spinco Division, Serum Protein Analysis, Procedure B Tech. Bull. No. TB 6050A (1958).
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Rights and permissions
About this article
Cite this article
DYER, I., HAM, W. & LARSON, M. Urinary 3-Methoxy-4-Hydroxymandelic Acid Excretion and Serum Electro-phoretic Patterns in the Normal and Bloated Bovine. Nature 196, 392 (1962). https://doi.org/10.1038/196392a0
Issue date:
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/196392a0
