Hemolysis and Heinz body formation associated with ingestion of red maple leaves in two alpacas

Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association

Volumn 225, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 578-583+539

  DeWitt, Shane E ^a,b   Bedenice, Daniela ^a   Mazan, Melissa R ^a  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPACA; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; HEMOGLOBIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANEMIA; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CAMEL; FEMALE; HEINZ BODY; HEMOLYSIS; INTOXICATION; KIDNEY DISEASE; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PLANT LEAF; RED MAPLE; TREE;

ACER; ACUTE DISEASE; ANEMIA, HEMOLYTIC; ANIMALS; CAMELIDS, NEW WORLD; FEMALE; HEINZ BODIES; HEMOLYSIS; PLANT LEAVES; PLANT POISONING;

ACER; ACER RUBRUM; ANIMALIA; BOVINAE; CAMELIDAE; LAMA PACOS;

EID: 4043097860     PISSN: 00031488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2460/javma.2004.225.578     Document Type: Article

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