Age-Related Plasma Chemistry Findings in the Buff-Crested Bustard (Eupodotis ruficrista gindiana)

Journal of Veterinary Medicine, Series B

Volumn 45, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 635-640

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

^a National Avian Research Center AbuDhabi   (United Arab Emirates)

^b CENTRAL VETERINARY RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; CALCIUM; PLASMA PROTEIN; URIC ACID;

AGING; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BIRD; BLOOD; BLOOD ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; REFERENCE VALUE;

AGING; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ANIMALS; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASES; BIRDS; BLOOD CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; BLOOD GLUCOSE; BLOOD PROTEINS; CALCIUM; FEMALE; MALE; REFERENCE VALUES; URIC ACID;

EID: 0032254529     PISSN: 09311793     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0450.1998.tb00837.x     Document Type: Article

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