Measurement of free thyroxine concentration in horses by equilibrium dialysis

Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 371-376

  Breuhaus, Babetta A ^a   Refsal, Kent R ^b   Beyerlein, Susan L ^b  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Assay validation; Equilibrium dialysis; Free thyroxine; Horse; Nonthyroidal illness syndrome

Indexed keywords

THYROXINE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; DIALYSIS; FEMALE; HORSE; HORSE DISEASE; HYPOTHYROIDISM; MALE; METHODOLOGY; REFERENCE VALUE;

ANIMALS; DIALYSIS; FEMALE; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; HYPOTHYROIDISM; MALE; REFERENCE VALUES; THYROXINE;

EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS;

EID: 33645567951     PISSN: 08916640     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1892/0891-6640(2006)20[371:MOFTCI]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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