Evaluation of the hydroxyethyl starch stabilizing agent, Vetstarch, in the preservation of canine cerebrospinal fluid samples.

Lindsey N PetersonJohn A ChristianR Timothy BentleyGeorge E MooreStephanie A Thomovsky

Published in: Veterinary clinical pathology (2020)

Vetstarch does not reduce time-dependent cellular degeneration compared with the saline diluent or serum and is, therefore, not recommended as a stabilizing agent for canine cerebrospinal fluid.

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cerebrospinal fluid