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Complete blood count, serum biochemical analysis, and i-STAT were performed for each sample. Serum iCa and intact PTH concentrations were analyzed by the Michigan State University Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory. Reference value intervals and descriptive statistics for intact PTH, iCa, and serum calcium were established per the guidelines of the American Society for Veterinary Clinical Pathology.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec id=\"sc_a3\">\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Reference intervals for PTH (0.50 to 5.90 pmol\/L), serum total calcium (12.60 to 16.50 mg\/dL), iCa using whole blood on i-STAT (1.35 to 1.82 mmol\/L), and iCa using serum on a benchtop analyzer (1.53 to 1.84 mmol\/L) were established from a population of 50 rabbits. In this population of rabbits, there was a statistically significant difference between the whole blood iCa (1.64 \u00b1 0.10 mmol\/L; mean \u00b1 SD) and the serum iCa (1.70 \u00b1 0.07 mmol\/L); however, the difference is likely clinically insignificant.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec id=\"sc_a4\">\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This is the first study to establish reference intervals for intact PTH via chemiluminescent analysis in the domestic rabbit.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec id=\"sc_a5\">\n                    <jats:title>Clinical Relevance<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Determining inappropriate increases or decreases in PTH and calcium is crucial for antemortem diagnosis and treatment of primary and secondary disorders of calcium.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.2460\/ajvr.26.07.0297","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,9,3]],"date-time":"2026-09-03T17:50:04Z","timestamp":1788457804000},"page":"1-5","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Reference interval determination for parathyroid hormone, ionized calcium, and total calcium concentrations in the domestic rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus)"],"prefix":"10.2460","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0002-8447-5427","authenticated-orcid":true,"given":"Alison P.","family":"Savo","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Nautilus Avian and Exotics Veterinary Specialists, Brick, NJ"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Vicki","family":"Miksicek","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, Michigan State University,Lansing, MI"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Bethany","family":"Lynch","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Nautilus Avian and Exotics Veterinary Specialists, Brick, NJ"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Jeffrey R.","family":"Applegate","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Nautilus Avian and Exotics Veterinary Specialists, Brick, NJ"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1272","reference":[{"key":"B1","series-title":"Pathologic Basis of Veterinary Disease","first-page":"666","article-title":"Endocrine system","author":"La Perle K","year":"2012","unstructured":"La Perle K. 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