Difference between revisions of "Category:Liver - Degenerative Pathology"

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====[[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:
 
 
[[Ketosis of Cattle]]
 
 
[[Pregnancy Toxaemia]]
 
 
  
  

Revision as of 13:05, 7 June 2010


Equine Hyperlipidaemia

Ovine White Liver Disease

associated with derangement of carbohydrate metabolism

Diabetes mellitus

Ketosis

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.