Use of refractometry for determination of psittacine plasma protein concentration

Veterinary Clinical Pathology

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 438-442

  Cray, Carolyn ^a,b   Rodriguez, Marilyn ^b   Arheart, Kristopher L ^b  

^a Department of Pathology

^b UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Avian; Biuret method; Refractometry; Total protein

Indexed keywords

PLASMA PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CHEMISTRY; METHODOLOGY; PLASMA; PSITTACINE; REFRACTOMETRY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ANIMALS; BLOOD PROTEINS; PLASMA; PSITTACIFORMES; REFRACTOMETRY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

AMAZONA; AVES; CACATUIDAE; PSITTACIDAE; PSITTACIFORMES; PSITTACUS ERITHACUS;

EID: 58049138814     PISSN: 02756382     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1939-165X.2008.00075.x     Document Type: Article

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