Fractional excretion tests: A critical review of methods and applications in domestic animals

Veterinary Clinical Pathology

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 4-20

  Lefebvre, Hervé P ^a,b   Dossin, Olivier ^a   Trumel, Catherine ^a   Braun, Jean Pierre ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULOUSE   (France)

^b CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Cat; Cattle; Dog; Electrolyte; Fractional excretion; Horse; Kidney; Nephrology; Sheep

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; DOMESTIC ANIMAL; METABOLISM; REVIEW;

ANIMAL DISEASES; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, DOMESTIC;

ANIMALIA; BOS; CANIS FAMILIARIS; EQUIDAE; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 44449117422     PISSN: 02756382     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1939-165X.2008.00010.x     Document Type: Review

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