Effects of storage time and temperature on pH, specific gravity, and crystal formation in urine samples from dogs and cats

Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association

Volumn 222, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 176-179

  Albasan, Hasan ^a   Lulich, Jody P ^a   Osborne, Carl A ^a   Lekcharoensuk, Chalermpol ^b   Ulrich, Lisa K ^a   Carpenter, Kathleen A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b KASETSART UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMMONIUM MAGNESIUM PHOSPHATE; CALCIUM OXALATE;

ARTICLE; CAT; CRYOPRESERVATION; CRYSTAL; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; CRYSTALLIZATION; DOG; IN VITRO STUDY; NONHUMAN; RELATIVE DENSITY; ROOM TEMPERATURE; STORAGE TEMPERATURE; TIME; URINALYSIS; URINE PH;

ANIMALS; CALCIUM OXALATE; CATS; CRYSTALLIZATION; DOGS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; SPECIFIC GRAVITY; SPECIMEN HANDLING; TEMPERATURE; TIME FACTORS; URINALYSIS; URINE;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS; FELIS CATUS;

EID: 0037439242     PISSN: 00031488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2460/javma.2003.222.176     Document Type: Article

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