Determination of TSH and free thyroid hormones in the diagnosis of feline hyperthyroidism;Bestimmung von TSH und freien Schilddrüsenhormonen in der Hyperthyreosediagnostik der Katze

Tierarztliche Praxis Ausgabe K: Kleintiere - Heimtiere

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 289-294

  Puille, M ^a,e   Auch, D ^b   Spillmann, T ^c   Birke, L ^d   Bauer, R ^a  

^a Katharinenhospital Stuttgart   (Germany)

^b Inst f ur Klin Chem P   (Germany)

^c Med/Gerichtlichen Veterinarkllnik I   (Germany)

^d Tierarztlichen Praxis in Marburg ^*  (Germany)

^e JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cat; Chemiluminescence immunoassay; Hyperthyroidism; Thyroid hormones; TSH

Indexed keywords

FELIDAE; FELIS CATUS;

EID: 0034362312     PISSN: 14341239     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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