Effects of sex, age, puncture site, and blood contamination on the clinical chemistry of cerebrospinal fluid in rhesus macaques (Macaco mulatto)

M. O. Smith From the California Regional Primate Research Center, University of California-Davis, Davis, CA 95616.

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A. A. Lackner From the California Regional Primate Research Center, University of California-Davis, Davis, CA 95616.

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Paired csf and serum samples were obtained from 109 rhesus macaques aged 1 to 18 years. The csf and serum IgG and albumin concentrations were determined, using radial immunodiffusion; csf total protein and glucose were determined, using colorimetric methods; and Na, K, and Cl concentrations were determined, using ion-specific electrodes. The csf protein values were lower than those reported for non-human primates, and this finding was confirmed by results of agar gel electrophoresis. Animal age and sex had no significant effects on csf composition, but serum IgG concentration increased with age. Concentrations of total protein, albumin, and IgG were greater, and concentrations of glucose and potassium were lower in csf obtained from the lumbar rather than the cisternal site. Composition of csf was not significantly altered by contamination with blood at values up to 10,000 RBC/μl. The csf albumin quotient, IgG quotient, and IgG index were determined and differed markedly from values reported for human beings, indicating that the properties and specificity of the blood-brain barrier may be species-specific.

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Paired csf and serum samples were obtained from 109 rhesus macaques aged 1 to 18 years. The csf and serum IgG and albumin concentrations were determined, using radial immunodiffusion; csf total protein and glucose were determined, using colorimetric methods; and Na, K, and Cl concentrations were determined, using ion-specific electrodes. The csf protein values were lower than those reported for non-human primates, and this finding was confirmed by results of agar gel electrophoresis. Animal age and sex had no significant effects on csf composition, but serum IgG concentration increased with age. Concentrations of total protein, albumin, and IgG were greater, and concentrations of glucose and potassium were lower in csf obtained from the lumbar rather than the cisternal site. Composition of csf was not significantly altered by contamination with blood at values up to 10,000 RBC/μl. The csf albumin quotient, IgG quotient, and IgG index were determined and differed markedly from values reported for human beings, indicating that the properties and specificity of the blood-brain barrier may be species-specific.

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