Urinary cortisol/creatinine ratio (UCC) in healthy cats;Untersuchungen zum kortisol-kreatinin-verhältnis im urin (UCC) bei gesunden katzen 1

Schweizer Archiv fur Tierheilkunde

Volumn 145, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 323-328

  Zimmer, C ^b   Reusch, C E ^a  

^a NONE   (Switzerland)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Cat; Cushing's syndrome; UCC stress; Urine cortisol: Creatinine ratio

Indexed keywords

CREATININE; HYDROCORTISONE;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; CAT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREATININE URINE LEVEL; CUSHING SYNDROME; DATA ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HYDROCORTISONE URINE LEVEL; MALE; NONHUMAN; STRESS; URINALYSIS; VALIDATION PROCESS; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; CAT DISEASE; REFERENCE VALUE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; URINE;

FELIS CATUS;

ANIMALS; CAT DISEASES; CATS; CREATININE; FEMALE; HYDROCORTISONE; MALE; REFERENCE VALUES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STRESS; URINALYSIS;

EID: 0141497516     PISSN: 00367281     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1024/0036-7281.145.7.323     Document Type: Article

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