Plasma homocysteine, B vitamins, and amino acid concentrations in cats with cardiomyopathy and arterial thromboembolism

Journal of veterinary internal medicine / American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 507-512

  McMichael, M A ^a   Freeman, L M ^a,b   Selhub, J ^b   Rozanski, E A ^a   Brown, D J ^a   Nadeau, M R ^b   Rush, J E ^a  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; ARGININE; CYANOCOBALAMIN; FOLIC ACID; HOMOCYSTEINE; PYRIDOXINE; VITAMIN B COMPLEX;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CARDIOMYOPATHY; CAT; CAT DISEASE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; MALE; THROMBOEMBOLISM;

AMINO ACIDS; ANIMALS; ARGININE; CARDIOMYOPATHIES; CAT DISEASES; CATS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID; HOMOCYSTEINE; MALE; PYRIDOXINE; THROMBOEMBOLISM; VITAMIN B 12; VITAMIN B COMPLEX;

EID: 0034276783     PISSN: 08916640     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1939-1676.2000.tb02268.x     Document Type: Article

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