Postmortem diagnosis of idiopathic hyperammonemia in a horse

Veterinary Clinical Pathology

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 196-199

  Gilliam, Lyndi L ^a   Holbrook, Todd C ^a   Dechant, Julie E ^b   Johnson, Bill J ^a  

^a OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Encephalopathy; Equine; Horse; Hyperammonemia

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COLITIS; HORSE; HORSE DISEASE; HYPERAMMONEMIA; MALE;

ANIMALS; COLITIS; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; HYPERAMMONEMIA; MALE;

EQUIDAE;

EID: 34250354455     PISSN: 02756382     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1939-165X.2007.tb00209.x     Document Type: Article

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