Serum total thyroxine, total triiodothyronine, free thyroxine, and thyrotropin concentrations in dogs with nonthyroidal disease

Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association

Volumn 219, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 765-769

  Kantrowitz, Lawrence B ^a   Peterson, Mark E ^b   Melián, Carlos ^b,d   Nichols, Rhett ^c  

^a Oradell Animal Hospital   (United States)

^b ANIMAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c ANTECH DIAGNOSTICS   (United States)

^d NONE   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS;

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; LIOTHYRONINE; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CASE CONTROL STUDY; DOG; DOG DISEASE; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; MALE; REFERENCE VALUE;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; FEMALE; MALE; REFERENCE VALUES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE; TRIIODOTHYRONINE;

EID: 0035885812     PISSN: 00031488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2460/javma.2001.219.765     Document Type: Article

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