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Table 3 Plasma SAA, Hp and amniotic fluid IL-6 concentrations from dams of control and dead calves

From: Perinatal immuno/inflammatory responses in the presence or absence of bovine fetal infection

Analyte

D CC n = 21

D INF+ n = 21

D INF- n = 81

SAA (mg/L)

58.6

(124.1 ± 129.1)

91.4

(98.2 ± 37.1)

89.9

(120.1 ± 105.1)

Hp (mg/L)

20.2

(362.5 ± 575.2)

45.8

(185.3 ± 288.1)

37.2

(236.6 ± 414.3)

IL-6 (pg/mL)

340.6a

(331.1 ± 29.1)

NS

279.2b

(274.6 ± 55.3)

  1. NS not sampled; median (mean ± SD) concentrations; SAA serum amyloid A; Hp haptoglobin; IL-6 interleukin-6; D CC dams of control calves; D INF+ dams of dead calves with in utero infection; D INF- dams of dead calves without in utero infection
  2. a,bValues within a row with different lowercase superscripts differ (P < 0.05)