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Table 1 Relative contents of the major phospholipids detected in sera of the horses

From: Phospholipid analysis in sera of horses with allergic dermatitis and in matched healthy controls

Phospholipids

Relative content (mean ± sd/%)

 

Eczema group

Control group

 

Stage 0

PC

76.0 ± 4.8

83.3 ± 9.8

SM

21.9 ± 3.8

14.8 ± 8.5

PI

1.9 ± 1.4

1.7 ± 1.5

PE

0.2 ± 0.2

0.2 ± 0.2

 

Stage 4

PC

87.4 ± 1.7

85.6 ± 2.7

SM

11.0 ± 1.6

12.4 ± 1.9

PI

1.4 ± 0.7

1.8 ± 1.3

PE

0.2 ± 0.2

0.2 ± 0.2

  1. Samples of horses with allergic dermatitis (n = 10) and their matched healthy controls (n = 10) are collected before treatment (stage 0) and when affected horses have been on autoserum therapy for 4 weeks (stage 4). Phospholipid classes: phosphatidylcholine (PC), sphingomyelin (SM), phosphatidylinositol (PI), phosphatidylethanolamine (PE).
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Lipids in Health and Disease

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