Urinary aldosterone to creatinine ratio in cats before and after suppression with salt or fludrocortisone acetate

Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1283-1288

  Djajadiningrat Laanen, Sylvia C ^a   Galac, S ^a   Cammelbeeck, S E ^b   Van Laar, K J C ^c   Boer, P ^d   Kooistra, H S ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b Dierenartsen Lochem en Omstreken   (Netherlands)

^c Haags Dierencentrum   (Netherlands)

^d UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Adrenal cortex; Conn's syndrome; Feline; Primary hyperaldosteronism

Indexed keywords

ALDOSTERONE; CREATININE; FLUDROCORTISONE; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CAT; CAT DISEASE; FEMALE; HYPERALDOSTERONISM; MALE; URINE;

ALDOSTERONE; ANIMALS; CAT DISEASES; CATS; CREATININE; FEMALE; FLUDROCORTISONE; HYPERALDOSTERONISM; MALE; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ANIMALIA; FELIDAE;

EID: 57149086095     PISSN: 08916640     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1939-1676.2008.0166.x     Document Type: Article

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