[The protein distribution in the postischemic edema of dogs in reference to pathogenesis (author's transl)]

A postischemic edema in hind limbs of dogs occurred after a 5 hours tourniquet ischemia. The protein distribution of edematous liquid, serum and lymph has been investigated by immunoelectrophoretic analysis. Using different identification reactions it could be demonstrated, that edematous liquid only differs from serum because of additional appearance of fibrinogen, so corresponding qualitatively and in so far estimated quantitatively to serum plasma. In connection with the osmotic pressure factors and postischemic hyperemia, as they have been demonstrated up to now, the severe changes of permeability seem to be a main factor in pathogenesis of postischemic edemas.