Hypomagnesaemia and new data on vitreous humour magnesium concentration as a post-mortem marker in ruminants

Magnesium Research

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 137-145

  McCoy, M A ^a  

^a AGRI FOOD AND BIOSCIENCES INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Hypomagnesaemia; Ruminants; Tetany; Vitreous humour

Indexed keywords

MAGNESIUM;

BOVIDS; CADAVER; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); HYPOMAGNESEMIA; LABORATORY TEST; LACTATION; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; SHEEP; TETANY; VITREOUS BODY;

ANIMALS; AQUEOUS HUMOR; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CATTLE; LINEAR MODELS; MAGNESIUM; TETANY; VITREOUS BODY;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; BOVIDAE; OVIS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 4243068539     PISSN: 09531424     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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