Blood acid-base and electrolyte changes following oral administration of ammonium chloride in goats suffering from obstructive urolithiasis

Indian Journal of Animal Sciences

Volumn 77, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 745-748

  Singh, Tarunbir ^a,b   Amarpal, ^a,c   Kinjavdekar, P ^a,c   Aithal, H P ^a,c   Pawde, A M ^a,c   Pratap, K ^a,c  

^a INDIAN VETERINARY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^b Uttar Pradesh Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhayay Pashu Chikitsa Vigyan Vishwavidyalay Evum Go Anusandhan Sansthan   (India)

^c Division of Surgery

Author keywords

Acid base; Ammonium chloride; Electrolytes; Goats; Urolithiasis

Indexed keywords

CAPRA HIRCUS;

EID: 38749153538     PISSN: 03678318     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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