Selenium status of cats in four regions of the world and comparison with reported incidence of hyperthyroidism in cats in those regions

American Journal of Veterinary Research

Volumn 62, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 934-937

  Foster, Darren J ^a   Thoday, Keith L ^a   Arthur, John R ^b   Nicol, Fergus ^b   Beatty, Julia A ^c   Svendsen, Carl K ^d   Labuc, Robert ^e   McConnell, Mary ^e   Sharp, Margaret ^e   Thomas, Jan B ^e   Beckett, Geoffery J ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b ROWETT RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^d Greve Dyrehospital   (Denmark)

^e MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^f UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; SELENIUM; THYROXINE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BLOOD; CAT; CAT DISEASE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DENMARK; FEMALE; HYPERTHYROIDISM; MALE; METABOLISM; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; UNITED KINGDOM;

ANIMALS; CAT DISEASES; CATS; DENMARK; FEMALE; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; HYPERTHYROIDISM; MALE; QUEENSLAND; SCOTLAND; SELENIUM; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; THYROXINE; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

EID: 0035379638     PISSN: 00029645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2460/ajvr.2001.62.934     Document Type: Article

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