Effect of Increasing Dietary Vitamin a on Bone Density in Adult Dogs

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 75, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 2980-2985

  Cline, J L ^a   Czarnecki Maulden, G L ^b   Losonsky, J M ^a   Sipe, C R ^a   Easter, R A ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b Friskies Research and Development   (United States)

^c Animal Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

Bone Density; Computed Tomography; Dogs; Retinol

Indexed keywords

CANIS FAMILIARIS; MAMMALIA;

ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; CALCIUM; PHOSPHORUS; RETINOL;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BONE DENSITY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIET; DOG; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; MALE; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RADIOGRAPHY; RANDOMIZATION; TIBIA; TIME;

ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ANIMALS; BONE DENSITY; CALCIUM; DIET; DOGS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; MALE; PHOSPHORUS; RANDOM ALLOCATION; TIBIA; TIME FACTORS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; VITAMIN A;

EID: 0031262996     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/1997.75112980x     Document Type: Article

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