Renal failure in a guinea pig (Cavia porcellus) following ingestion of oxalate containing plants

Canadian Veterinary Journal

Volumn 47, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 787-789

  Holowaychuk, Marie K ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CREATININE; OXALIC ACID;

ANIMAL EUTHANASIA; ANOREXIA; ARTICLE; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; DETERIORATION; GUINEA PIG; INGESTION; KIDNEY FAILURE; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; LETHARGY; LILY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; UREA NITROGEN BLOOD LEVEL; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ANIMALS; ARACEAE; BLOOD UREA NITROGEN; FATAL OUTCOME; GUINEA PIGS; KIDNEY FAILURE, ACUTE; MALE; OXALATES; PLANT POISONING; RODENT DISEASES;

CAVIA PORCELLUS; LILIUM;

EID: 33747813559     PISSN: 00085286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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