Effects of sample handling on total carbon dioxide concentrations in canine and feline serum and blood

American Journal of Veterinary Research

Volumn 58, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 343-347

  James, Katherine M ^a   Polzin, David J ^a   Osborne, Carl A ^a   Olson, Jeannine K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE;

ACIDOSIS; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BLOOD GAS ANALYSIS; CAT; CAT DISEASE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DOG; DOG DISEASE; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; METHODOLOGY;

ACIDOSIS; ANIMALS; BLOOD CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; BLOOD GAS ANALYSIS; CARBON DIOXIDE; CAT DISEASES; CATS; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; SPECIMEN HANDLING;

EID: 0031111085     PISSN: 00029645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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