Ljungvall, Ingrid
- Department of Clinical Sciences, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Research article2013Peer reviewedOpen access
Serum Serotonin Concentration Is Associated with Severity of Myxomatous Mitral Valve Disease in Dogs
Bersås Ljungvall, Ingrid; Höglund, Katja; Lilliehöök, Inger; Oyama, Mark; Tidholm, Anna; Tvedten, Harold; Häggström, Jens
Abstract
The finding of higher serum 5-HT concentrations in dogs of breeds predisposed to the early onset of MMVD (CKCS) and dogs with mild MMVD suggests that alterations in 5-HT signaling might play a role in progression of early stages of MMVD.
Keywords
Platelet function; Canine myxomatous disease; Cardiology; Valvular disease
Published in
Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine
2013, Volume: 27, number: 5, pages: 1105-1112
Publisher: WILEY-BLACKWELL
Höglund, Katja
- Department of Animal Biosciences, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
- Department of Animal Biosciences, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Lilliehöök, Inger
- Department of Clinical Sciences, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
- Department of Clinical Sciences, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Tvedten, Harold
- Department of Clinical Sciences, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
- Department of Clinical Sciences, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Häggström, Jens
- Department of Clinical Sciences, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
- Department of Clinical Sciences, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
SLU Authors
UKÄ Subject classification
Cardiac and Cardiovascular Systems
Publication identifier
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/jvim.12137
Permanent link to this page (URI)
https://res.slu.se/id/publ/51699