Qualitative ultrasonography of the liver in obese cats

Veterinary Radiology and Ultrasound

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 47-50

  Nicoll, Robert G ^a   O'Brien, Robert T ^a   Jackson, Mark W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Fatty liver; Hepatic lipidosis; Liver; Obesity; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

FELIS CATUS;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CALORIC INTAKE; CAT; CAT DISEASE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; FATTY LIVER; LIGAMENT; LIPIDOSIS; LIVER; LIVER DISEASE; MALE; OBESITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; CAT DISEASES; CATS; ENERGY INTAKE; FATTY LIVER; LIGAMENTS; LIPIDOSES; LIVER; LIVER DISEASES; MALE; OBESITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0031607317     PISSN: 10588183     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1740-8261.1998.tb00324.x     Document Type: Article

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