From: Catestatin and vasostatin concentrations in healthy dogs
Parameters | Research dogs (n = 10) | Blood donor dogs (n = 33) |
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Plasma catestatin (nmol/l) | 0.81 ± 0.08a | 0.76 ± 0.10a |
Plasma vasostatin (nmol/l) | 0.57 ± 0.55b | 0.44 ± 0.39b |
Saliva catestatin (nmol/l) | 0.83 ± 0.12a | 0.64 ± 0.21c |
Blood sampling stress behavior VAS score (mm) | 8.9 ± 10.5a | 19.1 ± 17.3a |
Saliva sampling stress behavior VAS score (mm) | 11.1 ± 7.8a | 21.2 ± 16.7a |