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Oral Glucose Tolerance Test in Horses (view source)
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The absorptive capacity of the small intestine can be assessed by the D-glucose or D-xylose absorption tests. The method of carrying out these tests for either carbohydrat source is similar. D-xylose allows for a more secific test to be conducted as it is not metabolized by the small intestine mucose and its absorption is not affected by insulin. However, D-xylose is not readily available. D-glucose is more commonly used and the test is known as an oral glucose tolerance test.
The absorptive capacity of the small intestine can be assessed by the D-glucose or D-xylose absorption tests. The method of carrying out these tests for either carbohydrat source is similar. D-xylose allows for a more secific test to be conducted as it is not metabolized by the small intestine mucose and its absorption is not affected by insulin. However, D-xylose is not readily available. D-glucose is more commonly used and the test is known as an oral glucose tolerance test.
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===References===
* Meuller E, Moore J. N, (2008) Classification and Pathophysiology of Colic, Gastrointestinal Emergencies and Other Causes of Colic, in Equine Emergencies- Treatments and Procedures, 3rd Edition, Eds Orsini J. A, Divers T.J, Saunders Elsevier, pp 101-102
* Reed S.M, Bayly W.M, Sellon D.C (2010) Diagnostic Evaluation, Disorders of the Gastrointestinal System, Equine Internal Medicine, 3rd Edition, Saunders Elsevier, pp 783 - 784
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