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Old 04-28-2010, 10:05 PM
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Originally Posted by docicu3 View Post
Normal in humans is 24-29 mm/dL

I am somewhat surprised how high the "accepted" normal is for a horse. I wonder what percentage of their horses that are not in violation test in the higher normal range or 35-36 mm/dL. Must be a lab error
Horses are not humans, Doc Species can be vastly different physiologically. Remember horse spleens versus human spleens? In fact (mostly because they are herbivores) horses have a narrower "normal" range than what you have quoted for humans, above.
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