Cardiac troponins

Journal of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 235-245

  Wells, Scott M ^a,c   Sleeper, Meg ^b  

^a New England Animal Medical Center   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c Veterinary Specialty Hospital of the Carolinas   (United States)

Author keywords

Heart disease; Infarction; Monitoring; Myocardial injury

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA;

EID: 45249103709     PISSN: 14793261     EISSN: 14764431     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1476-4431.2008.00307.x     Document Type: Review

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