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Revision as of 13:05, 7 June 2010
Liver - Degenerative Pathology
associated with derangement of carbohydrate metabolism
Diabetes mellitus
Ketosis
- due to an excessive drain on carbohydrate stores because pregnant and lactating animals have a continuous demand for glucose
- ketosis results when fat metabolism which occurs in response to the increased energy demand is excessive
- ketone bodies accumulate in the blood and there is marked fatty change in the liver
- can occur in starvation but commonly seen in two conditions in livestock:
associated with anoxia and toxaemia
anoxia
- passive congestion
- anaemias
toxaemia
- toxins absorbed from the gut interfere with many stages of triglyceride metabolism
Pages in category "Liver - Degenerative Pathology"
The following 9 pages are in this category, out of 9 total.