Effects of methimazole on renal function in cats with hyperthyroidism

Journal of the American Animal Hospital Association

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 215-223

  Becker, Timothy J ^a,d   Graves, Thomas K ^a,c   Kruger, John M ^a   Braselton, W E ^a,b   Nachreiner, R F ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY   (United States)

^d Vet Referral and Emergency Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CREATININE; IOHEXOL; THIAMAZOLE; THYROXINE;

ADOLESCENT; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BLOOD CELL COUNT; CAT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG CLEARANCE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG METABOLISM; EUTHYROIDISM; FEMALE; GLOMERULUS FILTRATION RATE; HYPERTHYROIDISM; IODINE DEFICIENCY; KIDNEY FUNCTION; MALE; NONHUMAN; RELATIVE DENSITY; STANDARDIZATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; THYROIDECTOMY; THYROTOXICOSIS; THYROXINE BLOOD LEVEL; UREA NITROGEN BLOOD LEVEL; URINALYSIS; URINE CULTURE;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FELIDAE; FELIS CATUS; GLOMERULUS;

EID: 0034125596     PISSN: 05872871     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5326/15473317-36-3-215     Document Type: Article

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