Normal reference intervals and the effects of time and feeding on serum bile acid concentrations in llamas

Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 174-178

  Andreasen, Claire B ^a,b   Pearson, Erwin G ^a   Smith, Brad B ^a   Gerros, Terry C ^a   Lassen, E Duane ^a,c  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BILE ACID;

AGING; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ARTIODACTYLA; BLOOD; COLORIMETRY; DIET RESTRICTION; EATING; FEMALE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; ORCHIECTOMY; PHYSIOLOGY; REFERENCE VALUE;

AGING; ANIMALS; BILE ACIDS AND SALTS; CAMELIDS, NEW WORLD; COLORIMETRY; EATING; FASTING; FEMALE; MALE; ORCHIECTOMY; REFERENCE VALUES;

EID: 0032044179     PISSN: 10406387     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/104063879801000210     Document Type: Article

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