cAFP (Canine Alpha-fetoprotein) Rapid Quantitative Test

Alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) is a protein produced when liver cells grow and divide to produce new cells. AFP is usually high in unborn puppies. After the puppies are born, AFP levels drop, and healthy puppies and non-pregnant adult dogs have very little alpha-fetoprotein in their blood.

Alpha-fetoprotein is closely related to the occurrence and development of liver cancer and a variety of tumors. When liver cells become cancerous, the content of AFP in serum will increase sharply with the deterioration of the disease. Therefore, alpha-fetoprotein has become a specific clinical index for the diagnosis of primary liver cancer. At present, it is mainly used as a serum marker of primary liver cancer in clinical practice for auxiliary diagnosis and therapeutic monitoring of liver cancer in dogs.

Features: 
● Animal: Canine 
● Sample type:  Plasma, Serum 
● Sample volume: 10μL 
● Detection range：10-300 ng/mL 
● Reaction time: 15 min 
●4-30°storage, 24 months shelf life

Reference range of  AFP in canine blood:

1.Detection Range: 10-300 ng/mL

2.Reference Range:

Remarks: Liver cancer should be highly suspected when pregnancy, active liver disease, and embryonic-derived tumors of the germ line are excluded