Heinz body formation in cats fed baby food containing onion powder

Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association

Volumn 212, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 1260-1266

  Robertson, Jane E ^a,b   Christopher, Mary M ^a   Rogers, Quinton R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b San Diego Hospice   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METHEMOGLOBIN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BABY FOOD; BLOOD; CAT; CAT DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GERMFREE ANIMAL; HEINZ BODY; HEMATOCRIT; HEMOLYTIC ANEMIA; MALE; MEAN CORPUSCULAR VOLUME; METABOLISM; ONION; POWDER; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RETICULOCYTE COUNT;

ANEMIA, HEMOLYTIC; ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; CAT DISEASES; CATS; ERYTHROCYTE INDICES; FEMALE; HEINZ BODIES; HEMATOCRIT; INFANT FOOD; MALE; METHEMOGLOBIN; ONIONS; POWDERS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RETICULOCYTE COUNT; SPECIFIC PATHOGEN-FREE ORGANISMS;

EID: 0032521934     PISSN: 00031488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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