Comparison of blood aminotransferase methods for assessment of myopathy and hepatopathy in Florida manatees (Trichechus manatus latirostris)

Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 180-187

  Harr, Kendal E ^a,f   Allison, Kathryn ^b   Bonde, Robert K ^d   Murphy, David ^e   Harvey, John W ^c  

^a FVP Consultants Inc   (United States)

^b Longwood Veterinary Clinic   (United States)

^c University of Florida   (United States)

^d U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^e Lowry Park Zoo   (United States)

^f NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Aminotransferase; Capture myopathy; Liver; Muscle; Pyridoxal 5 phosphate (P5P); Trichechus manatus atirostris

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; PYRIDOXAL 5 PHOSPHATE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BLOOD SAMPLING; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ENZYMOLOGY; FEMALE; INJURY; LIVER DISEASE; MALE; MUSCLE DISEASE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TRICHECHUS MANATUS; WILD ANIMAL;

ALANINE TRANSAMINASE; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, WILD; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASES; BLOOD SPECIMEN COLLECTION; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; LIVER DISEASES; MALE; MUSCULAR DISEASES; PYRIDOXAL PHOSPHATE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TRICHECHUS MANATUS;

ANIMALIA; TRICHECHIDAE; TRICHECHUS MANATUS; TRICHECHUS MANATUS LATIROSTRIS;

EID: 44649203311     PISSN: 10427260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1638/2007-0134R.1     Document Type: Article

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