Clinical and pathological studies in cattle with hepatic disease

Veterinary Research Communications

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 169-185

  West, H J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ammonia; Biopsy; Blood; Cattle; Enzymes; Hepatic disease; Liver

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; BILE ACID; GAMMA GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE; GLUTAMATE DEHYDROGENASE; GLYCOSIDASE; KETONE BODY; LEUCINE; UREA;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BIOPSY; BLOOD; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; LIVER; LIVER DISEASE; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; PROGNOSIS;

AMMONIA; ANIMALS; BILE ACIDS AND SALTS; BIOPSY; BLOOD GLUCOSE; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; FEMALE; GAMMA-GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE; GLUTAMATE DEHYDROGENASE; KETONE BODIES; LEUCINE; LIVER; LIVER DISEASES; N-GLYCOSYL HYDROLASES; PROGNOSIS; UREA;

EID: 0031112805     PISSN: 01657380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1005828211506     Document Type: Article

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