Use of urine albumin/creatinine ratio for estimation of proteinuria in cats and dogs

Journal of Veterinary Medical Science

Volumn 70, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 865-867

  Kuwahara, Yasuhito ^a   Nishii, Naohito ^b   Takasu, Masaki ^b   Ohba, Yasunori ^b   Maeda, Sadatoshi ^b   Kitagawa, Hitoshi ^b  

^a Kuwahara Animal Hospital   (Japan)

^b GIFU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Proteinuria; Urine albumin creatinine ratio; Urine protein creatinine ratio

Indexed keywords

CREATININE;

ALBUMINURIA; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CAT; CAT DISEASE; CHRONIC KIDNEY FAILURE; DOG; DOG DISEASE; METABOLISM; PROTEINURIA; URINE;

ALBUMINURIA; ANIMALS; CAT DISEASES; CATS; CREATININE; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; PROTEINURIA;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS; FELIDAE;

EID: 51349118809     PISSN: 09167250     EISSN: 13477439     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1292/jvms.70.865     Document Type: Article

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