Use of the Accusport semi-automated analyser to determine blood lactate as an aid in the clinical assessment of horses with colic

Journal of the South African Veterinary Association

Volumn 72, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 12-17

  Schulman, M L ^a   Nurton, J P ^a   Guthrie, A J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Accusport; Blood lactate; Colic; Horse

Indexed keywords

EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS;

LACTIC ACID;

ANALYTICAL EQUIPMENT; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CASE CONTROL STUDY; COLIC; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EVALUATION; HORSE; HORSE DISEASE; HOSPITALIZATION; INSTRUMENTATION; PROGNOSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY;

ANIMALS; BLOOD CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COLIC; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; LACTIC ACID; PROGNOSIS; REAGENT KITS, DIAGNOSTIC; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 0035288658     PISSN: 10199128     EISSN: 22249435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4102/jsava.v72i1.602     Document Type: Article

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