Comparison of two commercial kits for the enzymatic determination of nonesterified fatty acids in goat serum

Small Ruminant Research

Volumn 26, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 181-187

  Peris, F ^a   Saco, Y ^a   Gafo, C ^a   Bassols, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Enzymatic analysis; Fatty acids; Goat; Precision

Indexed keywords

CAPRA HIRCUS;

EID: 0013111366     PISSN: 09214488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0921-4488(97)00005-9     Document Type: Article

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