Easy and non-invasive disease detection in pigs by adenosine deaminase activity determinations in saliva.

The quantification of adenosine deaminase (ADA) in porcine saliva samples has been analyzed for its use as a marker of disease. First, an analytical validation of the enzymatic assay used for ADA measurements was performed. Afterwards, saliva samples were collected from 50 healthy animals and 64 ani...

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Main Authors: Ana María Gutiérrez, Ernesto De La Cruz-Sánchez, Ana Montes, Juan Sotillo, Cándido Gutiérrez-Panizo, Pablo Fuentes, Pedro Luis Tornel, Juan Cabezas-Herrera
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5464646?pdf=render