ISSN: 0022-1198
CODEN: JFSCA
Published Online: 1 April 1980
Page Count: 8

Postmortem Biochemical Changes in Canine Blood
Strafuss, AC
Veterinary pathologists, College of Veterinary Medicine, Kansas State University, Kans

Schoning, P
Veterinary pathologists, College of Veterinary Medicine, Kansas State University, Kans

(Received 31 July 1979; accepted 3 October 1979)

Abstract

Antemortem and postmortem blood samples from 60 dogs were evaluated for sodium, chloride, potassium, urea nitrogen, glucose, creatinine, calcium, phosphorus, total protein, albumin, and carbon dioxide levels. Temperatures were 4, 20, and 37°C Postmortem intervals were 3, 6, 12, 24, and 48 h. Blood urea nitrogen, calcium, and protein values remained stable after death, indicating diagnostic significance. Potassium, creatinine, and phosphorus levels increased with time and sodium, chloride, and total carbon dioxide levels decreased with time; therefore, determining these chemical values could be beneficial in estimating time of death. Glucose values were of limited value.

Keywords:
pathology and biology, blood, postmortem examinations

Paper ID: JFS12132J
DOI: 10.1520/JFS12132J
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