Postprandial venous ammonia concentrations in the diagnosis of hepatobiliary disease in dogs

Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 463-466

  Walker, Mark C ^a,e   Hill, Richard C ^a   Guilford, W Grant ^d   Scott, Karen C ^a   Jones, Galin L ^c   Buergelt, Claus D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b University of Florida   (United States)

^c University of Florida   (United States)

^d MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^e Florida Veterinary Specialists   (United States)

Author keywords

Hepatocellular disease; Liver; Liver disease; Liver function test; Portosystemic vascular anomalies

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTERIOVENOUS MALFORMATION; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; DOG; DOG DISEASE; EVALUATION; FEMALE; LIVER DISEASE; LIVER FUNCTION TEST; MALE; PATHOLOGY; PORTAL VEIN; POSTPRANDIAL STATE; SCINTISCANNING; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TIME;

AMMONIA; ANIMALS; ARTERIOVENOUS MALFORMATIONS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; FEMALE; LIVER DISEASES; LIVER FUNCTION TESTS; MALE; PORTAL SYSTEM; POSTPRANDIAL PERIOD; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0035458633     PISSN: 08916640     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1939-1676.2001.tb01575.x     Document Type: Article

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