Urea as a measure of dilution of equine synovial fluid

Equine Veterinary Journal

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 76-79

  Gough, M R ^a   Munroe, G A ^a   Mayhew, I G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Horse; Serum; Synovial fluid; Urea

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; SODIUM CHLORIDE; UREA;

ACCURACY; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DILUTION; FEMALE; JOINT; MALE; NONHUMAN; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SYNOVIAL FLUID; SYNOVIAL FLUID LEVEL; UREA BLOOD LEVEL; ANIMAL; BLOOD; CADAVER; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HORSE; PHYSIOLOGY; REFERENCE VALUE;

EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CADAVER; FEMALE; HORSES; MALE; REFERENCE VALUES; SYNOVIAL FLUID; UREA;

EID: 0036370176     PISSN: 04251644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2746/042516402776181213     Document Type: Article

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