Anion Gap Correlates with Serum D- and DL-Lactate Concentration in Diarrheic Neonatal Calves

Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 940-942

  Ewaschuk, Julia B ^a   Naylor, Jonathan M ^b   Zello, Gordon A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Acid base; D lactate; Diarrhea; Metabolic acidosis

Indexed keywords

LACTIC ACID;

ANION GAP; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIARRHEA; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; LACTATE BLOOD LEVEL; LACTIC ACIDOSIS; METABOLIC ACIDOSIS; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN;

ACID-BASE EQUILIBRIUM; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; CHLORIDES; DIARRHEA; FEMALE; LACTIC ACID; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; POTASSIUM; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SODIUM; STEREOISOMERISM;

BOS TAURUS;

EID: 0346994797     PISSN: 08916640     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1892/0891-6640(2003)017<0940:AGCWSD>2.3.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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