Use of a hand-held meter for the measurement of blood beta-hydroxybutyrate in dogs and cats

Journal of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 86-87

  Hoenig, Margarethe ^a   Dorfman, Mark ^a   Koenig, Amie ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Acidosis; Cats; Diabetes; Dogs; Ketones

Indexed keywords

CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 38849131323     PISSN: 14793261     EISSN: 14764431     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1476-4431.2007.00252.x     Document Type: Article

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