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Frequency of pancreatic amyloid deposition in cats from south‐eastern Queensland
Author(s) -
LUTZ TA,
AINSCOW J.,
RAND JS
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
australian veterinary journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.382
H-Index - 59
eISSN - 1751-0813
pISSN - 0005-0423
DOI - 10.1111/j.1751-0813.1994.tb03422.x
Subject(s) - cats , islet , deposition (geology) , amyloid (mycology) , pancreatic islets , population , pancreas , biology , endocrinology , pathology , medicine , diabetes mellitus , paleontology , environmental health , sediment
Summary Stereological procedures were used to estimate the amount of amyloid deposition in the pancreatic islets of 83 cats from random sources in south‐eastern Queensland. Most had only minor deposits of less than 20% of islet volume (median 9%), but deposits equal to more than 50% of the islet volume were found in 10% of the cats. Amyloid deposition in pancreatic islets was correlated with the age of the cat. Although similar observations have been made previously in cats from the USA, the frequency of amyloid deposition was higher in this population of cats from south‐eastern Queensland.