The postmortem diagnosis of cholecalciferol toxicosis: A novel approach and differentiation from ethylene glycol toxicosis

Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 426-432

  Rumbeiha, Wilson K ^a   Braselton, W Emmett ^a   Nachreiner, Raymond F ^a   Refsal, Kent R ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANIS FAMILIARIS;

CALCIUM; COLECALCIFEROL; ETHYLENE GLYCOL; PHOSPHORUS;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BILE; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DOG; DOG DISEASE; HYPERCALCEMIA; KIDNEY; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; URINALYSIS;

ANIMALS; BILE; CALCIUM; CHOLECALCIFEROL; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; ETHYLENE GLYCOL; HYPERCALCEMIA; KIDNEY; PHOSPHORUS; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; URINALYSIS;

EID: 0034277676     PISSN: 10406387     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/104063870001200506     Document Type: Article

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