Magnesium toxicosis in two horses

Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association

Volumn 211, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 82-85

  Henninger, Rick W ^a,b   Horst, Jeffrey ^a  

^a Penn Paddock Equine Center   (United States)

^b Univ Equine Veterinary Services   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIURETIC AGENT; FUROSEMIDE; GLUCONATE CALCIUM; LAXATIVE; MAGNESIUM SULFATE;

ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DIURETIC THERAPY; DRUG OVERDOSE; FECES IMPACTION; FLUID THERAPY; HORSE DISEASE; HYPERMAGNESEMIA; INTOXICATION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; NONHUMAN; TOXICITY TESTING;

ANIMALS; CALCIUM GLUCONATE; CATHARTICS; FECAL IMPACTION; FEMALE; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; MAGNESIUM; MAGNESIUM SULFATE; MALE; OVERDOSE;

ANIMALIA; EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS;

EID: 0030855111     PISSN: 00031488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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