Serum Copper and Ceruloplasmin Activity at the Early Growing Stage in Foals

Canadian Journal of Veterinary Research

Volumn 62, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 122-126

  Okumura, Masahiro ^a   Asano, Makoto ^a   Tagami, Masaaki ^b   Tsukiyama, Katsuji ^b   Fujinaga, Toru ^a  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Shadai Horse Clinic   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; CERULOPLASMIN; COPPER; MANGANESE; OXIDOREDUCTASE; PHOSPHATE; ZINC;

AGING; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; FEMALE; FETUS BLOOD; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HORSE; MALE; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT;

AGING; ANIMALS; CALCIUM; CERULOPLASMIN; COPPER; EMBRYONIC AND FETAL DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; FETAL BLOOD; HORSES; MALE; MANGANESE; OXIDOREDUCTASES; PHOSPHATES; ZINC;

EID: 0032044127     PISSN: 08309000     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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