Acute lead intoxication in a pregnant mare

Journal of the South African Veterinary Association

Volumn 79, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 50-53

  Kruger, K ^a   Saulez, Montague N ^a   Neser, J A ^a   Solberg, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Cerebral dysfunction; Equine; Lead intoxication

Indexed keywords

LEAD;

ACUTE DISEASE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; BRAIN TOXICITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FATALITY; FEMALE; FIBRINOGEN BLOOD LEVEL; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HORSE DISEASE; LEAD POISONING; LIVER TOXICITY; MACROPHAGE; MARE; NEPHROTOXICITY; NEUTROPHIL; NONHUMAN; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PREGNANCY; STOMACH; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; VEIN CATHETERIZATION;

EQUIDAE;

EID: 46249096545     PISSN: 10199128     EISSN: 22249435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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