Evaluation of the urinary cortisol: Creatinine ratio in the diagnosis of hyperadrenocorticism in dogs

Journal of Small Animal Practice

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 99-102

  Jensen, A L ^a   Iversen, L ^a   Koch, J ^a   Hoier R ^a   Petersen, T K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANIS FAMILIARIS;

CREATININE; HYDROCORTISONE;

ADRENAL CORTEX HYPERFUNCTION; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; DOG; DOG DISEASE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; URINE;

ADRENOCORTICAL HYPERFUNCTION; ANIMALS; CREATININE; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HYDROCORTISONE; MALE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0031090462     PISSN: 00224510     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-5827.1997.tb03327.x     Document Type: Review

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