Horse plasma lactate determinations: Comparison of wet and dry chemistry methods and the effect of storage

Equine Veterinary Journal

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 406-408

  Williamson, C C ^a   James, E A ^b   James, M P ^b   May, C D ^b   Casey, P J ^b  

^a Auckland Veterinary Diagnostics Ltd   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Horse; Lactate; Lactic acid

Indexed keywords

EQUUS CABALLUS;

CHELATING AGENT; EDETIC ACID; FLUORIDE SODIUM; LACTIC ACID DERIVATIVE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BLOOD STORAGE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HORSE; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY;

ANIMALS; BLOOD PRESERVATION; CHELATING AGENTS; EDETIC ACID; HORSES; LACTATES; PHYSICAL CONDITIONING, ANIMAL; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SODIUM FLUORIDE;

EID: 0030226569     PISSN: 04251644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2042-3306.1996.tb03113.x     Document Type: Review

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