The diagnostic and prognostic value of alkaline phosphatase activity in serum and peritoneal fluid from horses with acute colic

Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 564-567

  Saulez, Montague N ^a,b   Cebra, Christopher K ^a   Tornquist, Susan J ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HAGYARD EQUINE MEDICAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Acute abdomen; Enzymology; Equine

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; BUFFER; PHENYLALANINE;

ACUTE ABDOMEN; ARTICLE; COLIC; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME BLOOD LEVEL; HORSE DISEASE; NONHUMAN; PERITONEAL FLUID LEVEL; PROGNOSIS;

ACUTE DISEASE; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ANIMALS; ASCITIC FLUID; BILIARY TRACT DISEASES; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COLIC; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROGNOSIS;

EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS;

EID: 4243182594     PISSN: 08916640     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1892/0891-6640(2004)18<564:TDAPVO>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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