Renal pathology and urinary protein excretion in a 14-month-old bernese mountain dog with chronic renal failure

Journal of Veterinary Medicine Series A: Physiology Pathology Clinical Medicine

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 131-135

  Raila, J ^a   Aupperle, H ^a,b   Raila, G ^a,c   Schoon, H A ^a,b   Schweigert, F J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF POTSDAM   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

^c Veterinary Clinic for Small Animals   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC KIDNEY FAILURE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DOG; DOG DISEASE; FATALITY; FEMALE; PATHOLOGY; PROTEINURIA; REVIEW; UREMIA;

ANIMALS; AZOTEMIA; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; PROTEINURIA;

CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 33947376007     PISSN: 0931184X     EISSN: 14390442     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0442.2007.00919.x     Document Type: Review

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