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  • Title: The composition of plasma and interstitial fluid of sheep with the 'wet carcass' syndrome.
    Author: Hattingh J, Mitchell G, Ganhao MF.
    Journal: J S Afr Vet Assoc; 1983 Jun; 54(2):87-9. PubMed ID: 6631910.
    Abstract:
    Carcasses of sheep from various areas in South Africa and South West Africa (Namibia) show a wet glistening appearance immediately after slaughter. The subcutaneous interstitial fluid of these sheep has a significantly lower protein concentration and colloid osmotic pressure and a significantly higher albumin/globulin ratio than that of normal sheep. These results imply the presence of an oedema and an increased capillary permeability to protein. They suggest that histamine, or an histamine-like substance, mediates the changes.
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