Plasma endotoxin concentration in horses: A methods study

Veterinary Clinical Pathology

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 29-31

  Peek, Simon F ^a   Borah, Sarah ^a   Semrad, Susan ^a   McGuirk, Sheila ^a   Slack, Jo Ann ^a   Patton, Elisabeth ^a   Coombs, Dane ^a   Lien, Laura ^a   Darien, Benjamin J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Endotoxemia; Endotoxin concentration; Equine; Sample management; Septicemia

Indexed keywords

CITRATE SODIUM;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTICOAGULATION; ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; BLOOD CLOTTING TIME; BLOOD LEVEL; BLOOD SAMPLING; CENTRIFUGATION; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ENDOTOXEMIA; ENDOTOXIN DETECTION; HORSE; MEASUREMENT; NONHUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RELIABILITY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; THROMBOCYTE COUNT; TOXIN ANALYSIS;

EQUIDAE; LIMULUS;

EID: 1942531558     PISSN: 02756382     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1939-165X.2004.tb00346.x     Document Type: Article

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