Diagnosis and treatment of copper toxicosis in ruminants

Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association

Volumn 214, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 1624-1628

  Auza, Nestor J ^a   Olson, William G ^a   Murphy, Michael J ^a   Linn, James G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; COPPER; EDETATE CALCIUM DISODIUM; GAMMA GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE; TETRATHIOMOLYBDATE AMMONIUM; THIOMOLYBDIC ACID;

CATTLE; COPPER BLOOD LEVEL; COPPER METABOLISM; INTOXICATION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; KIDNEY; LIVER; NONHUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; REVIEW; SHEEP; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASES; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; COPPER; CREATINE KINASE; FEMALE; GAMMA-GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE; GOAT DISEASES; GOATS; MALE; MOLYBDENUM; POISONING; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASES;

BOS TAURUS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 0033152233     PISSN: 00031488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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