Clinical and pathological studies in horses with hepatic disease

Equine Veterinary Journal

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 146-156

  West, Hilary J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Blood ammonia; Encephalopathy; Hepatic disease; Horse

Indexed keywords

EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS;

AMMONIA; BILE ACID; BILIRUBIN; GAMMA GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE; GLUTAMATE DEHYDROGENASE; UREA;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BIOPSY; BLOOD; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HEPATIC ENCEPHALOPATHY; HORSE; HORSE DISEASE; LIPIDOSIS; LIVER; LIVER DISEASE; LIVER TUMOR; MALE; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY;

AMMONIA; ANIMALS; BILE ACIDS AND SALTS; BILIRUBIN; BIOPSY; BLOOD GLUCOSE; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; GAMMA-GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE; GLUTAMATE DEHYDROGENASE; HEPATIC ENCEPHALOPATHY; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; LIPIDOSES; LIVER; LIVER DISEASES; LIVER NEOPLASMS; MALE; UREA;

EID: 0030096066     PISSN: 04251644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2042-3306.1996.tb01607.x     Document Type: Article

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