Normal blood chemistry and age-related changes in the white-bellied bustard (Eupodotis senegalensis), with some clinical observations

Comparative Haematology International

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 61-65

  Bailey, T A ^a   Wernery, U ^b   Naldo, J ^a   Hewlett, J ^a   Samour, J H ^a  

^a ENVIRONMENT AGENCY ABU DHABI   (United Arab Emirates)

^b CENTRAL VETERINARY RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

Age related; Plasma chemistry; Reference values; White bellied bustard

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; CALCIUM ION; GLUCOSE; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; MAGNESIUM ION; PROTEIN; URIC ACID;

AGING; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; AUTOANALYZER; BIRD; BLOOD CHEMISTRY; CALCIUM BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE BLOOD LEVEL; MAGNESIUM BLOOD LEVEL; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; REFERENCE VALUE; URIC ACID BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 0031902668     PISSN: 09387714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02642492     Document Type: Article

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