Blood lipids, fecal fat and chymotrypsin excretion in the dog: Influence of age, body weight and sex

Journal of Veterinary Medical Science

Volumn 66, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 59-62

  Piccione, Giuseppe ^a   Fazio, Francesco ^a   Giudice, Elisabetta ^b   Grasso, Fortunata ^a   Caola, Giovanni ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Blood lipid; Canine; Fecal chymotrypsin; Fecal fat

Indexed keywords

CANIS FAMILIARIS;

CHYMOTRYPSIN; FATTY ACID; LIPID; PHOSPHOLIPID;

AGING; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BODY WEIGHT; CHEMISTRY; DOG; ENZYMOLOGY; FECES; FEMALE; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

AGING; ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; CHYMOTRYPSIN; DOGS; FATTY ACIDS, NONESTERIFIED; FECES; FEMALE; LIPIDS; MALE; PHOSPHOLIPIDS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

EID: 1642402333     PISSN: 09167250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1292/jvms.66.59     Document Type: Article

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