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Physicochemical changes in cerebrospinal fluid in experimental ruminal acidosis in buffalo calves. 1980

S S Randhawa, and P C Choudhuri, and S K Misra

Physicochemical changes in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) were studied in buffalo calves before and after inducing acute ruminal acidosis by feeding crushed wheat grain. CSF from acidotic calves had a yellowish tinge with turbidity and clots. A significant increase in the levels of glucose, total protein and total leucocyte count in the CSF was observed throughout the acidotic period. Pathomorphological examination of brain revealed marked congestion, perivascular lymphocytic cuffing, chromatolysis of neurons, satellitosis and neuronophagia. The nervous symptoms observed in the acidotic animals are attributed to the changes in the CSF and brain.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D007773	Lactates	Salts or esters of LACTIC ACID containing the general formula CH3CHOHCOOR.
D008297	Male		Males
D002020	Buffaloes	Ruminants of the family Bovidae consisting of Bubalus arnee and Syncerus caffer. This concept is differentiated from BISON, which refers to Bison bison and Bison bonasus.	Bubalus,Syncerus,Water Buffaloes,Buffalo,Water Buffalo,Buffalo, Water
D000138	Acidosis	A pathologic condition of acid accumulation or depletion of base in the body. The two main types are RESPIRATORY ACIDOSIS and metabolic acidosis, due to metabolic acid build up.	Metabolic Acidosis,Acidoses,Acidoses, Metabolic,Acidosis, Metabolic,Metabolic Acidoses
D000818	Animals	Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA.	Animal,Metazoa,Animalia
D012417	Rumen	The first stomach of ruminants. It lies on the left side of the body, occupying the whole of the left side of the abdomen and even stretching across the median plane of the body to the right side. It is capacious, divided into an upper and a lower sac, each of which has a blind sac at its posterior extremity. The rumen is lined by mucous membrane containing no digestive glands, but mucus-secreting glands are present in large numbers. Coarse, partially chewed food is stored and churned in the rumen until the animal finds circumstances convenient for rumination. When this occurs, little balls of food are regurgitated through the esophagus into the mouth, and are subjected to a second more thorough mastication, swallowed, and passed on into other parts of the compound stomach. (From Black's Veterinary Dictionary, 17th ed)	Rumens