Total protein determination in pigeon plasma and serum: Comparison of refractometric methods with the biuret method

Journal of Avian Medicine and Surgery

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 150-152

  Lumeij, J T ^a   Maclean, B ^b  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Avian clinical biochemistry; Refractometer

Indexed keywords

EID: 0011052591     PISSN: 10826742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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