Serum-effusion albumin gradient in dogs with transudative abdominal effusion

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

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 613-618

  Pembleton Corbett, J R ^a   Center, S A ^a   Schermerhorn, T ^a   Yeager, A E ^a   Erb, H N ^a  

^a Cornell University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SERUM ALBUMIN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; ASCITES FLUID; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BLOOD CLOTTING TEST; CHEMISTRY; COLON; CYTOLOGY; DOG; DOG DISEASE; ECHOGRAPHY; EXUDATE; FEMALE; HEMATOCRIT; LIVER DISEASE; MALE; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; PATHOLOGY; PORTAL HYPERTENSION; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REFRACTOMETRY; SCINTISCANNING;

ANIMALS; ASCITIC FLUID; BLOOD CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; BLOOD COAGULATION TESTS; COLON; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; EXUDATES AND TRANSUDATES; FEMALE; HEMATOCRIT; HYPERTENSION, PORTAL; LIVER DISEASES; MALE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REFRACTOMETRY; SERUM ALBUMIN; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 0034331577     PISSN: 08916640     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1939-1676.2000.tb02285.x     Document Type: Article

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