Comparison of the techniques of evaluation of urine dilution/concentration in the dog

Journal of Veterinary Medicine Series A: Physiology Pathology Clinical Medicine

Volumn 50, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 322-325

  Dossin, O ^a   Germain, C ^a   Braun, J P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULOUSE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANIS FAMILIARIS;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DOG; EVALUATION; KIDNEY CONCENTRATING CAPACITY; OSMOLARITY; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; RANDOMIZATION; REFERENCE VALUE; REFRACTOMETRY; RELATIVE DENSITY; STANDARD; TEST STRIP; URINE;

ANIMALS; DOGS; KIDNEY CONCENTRATING ABILITY; OSMOLAR CONCENTRATION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RANDOM ALLOCATION; REAGENT STRIPS; REFERENCE VALUES; REFRACTOMETRY; SPECIFIC GRAVITY; URINE;

EID: 0141975293     PISSN: 0931184X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1439-0442.2003.00542.x     Document Type: Article

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